Ramin Rahimi is a percussionist and
songwriter
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. His
music
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mostly focused on drums and
Iranian
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* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
Percussions
Daf and
Tombak
The ''tombak'' (Persian: تمبک), ''tonbak'' (تنبک), or ''zarb'' (ضَرب) is an Iranian goblet drum. It is considered the principal percussion instrument of Persian music. The tombak is normally positioned diagonally across the torso w ...
. he is also one of the members of
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...
act
Angband.
Biography
Born 1969 in Tehran, Rahimi worked with Tehran Symphony Orchestra for some years as a Cello player.
He founded an all percussion band named Ramin Rahimi's Tapesh in 1998, a 25-member big band in concerts.
He joined
Angband in 2007, a power metal/progressive band that signed with
Pure Steel Records
Pure Steel Records is a record label based in Germany that focuses on heavy metal music. Pure Steel produces CDs and LP album, LPs.
Founded by Kay Anders and Andreas Lorenz in 2006, the main interest of Pure Steel is to spread the true and inde ...
from Germany later that year, released an album in August 2008 entitled “Rising from
Apadana
Apadana ( peo, 𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴) is a large hypostyle hall in Persepolis, Iran. It belongs to the oldest building phase of the city of Persepolis, in the first half of the 6th century BC, as part of the original design by Darius the Gre ...
”.
In 2007 he also Recorded his first solo Album, then in 2008 signed with
ARC Music
ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019.
Film and television
ARC Music has been used in the films ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
and in July 2009 his first solo album “Iraninan Percussion” released and received well.
In 2008-9 Ramin worked on
Angband’s second album ''
Visions of the Seeker'' and then focused to write materials for his new solo album ''
The Pulse of Persia'', the album was released in June 2010 through
ARC Music
ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019.
Film and television
ARC Music has been used in the films ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
, a more colorful release due to many guest musicians on Persian folk instruments.
Ramin Rahimi played many concerts in his own country. Besides that many world music listeners have seen him on stage in many countries, including Turkey, Germany, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Armenia, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
Ramin Rahimi's music featured on
BBC Radio 3
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.
Discography
Solo albums
*''Iranian Percussion'' (2009)
ARC Music
ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019.
Film and television
ARC Music has been used in the films ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
*
''The Pulse of Persia'' (2010)
ARC Music
ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019.
Film and television
ARC Music has been used in the films ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
* ''
Persian Percussion Electrified
''Persian Percussion Electrified'' is the third studio album by Ramin Rahimi, drummer for the power metal act Angband. The album was released on November 19, 2012, through ARC Music. It features Mahyar Dean and Farshad Shokuhfar from Angband as ...
'' (2012)
ARC Music
ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019.
Film and television
ARC Music has been used in the films ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
With Angband
*''
Rising from Apadana
''Rising from Apadana'' is the first studio album by Angband, a power metal musical group from Tehran, released on August 29, 2008, through Pure Steel Records.
Track listing
Reception
The album was well received. Many magazines and webzine ...
'' (2008)
Pure Steel Records
Pure Steel Records is a record label based in Germany that focuses on heavy metal music. Pure Steel produces CDs and LP album, LPs.
Founded by Kay Anders and Andreas Lorenz in 2006, the main interest of Pure Steel is to spread the true and inde ...
*''
Visions of the Seeker'' (2010) Pure Steel Records
*''
Saved from the Truth'' (2012) Pure Steel Records
Compilation
*''Masters of Percussion Vol.3'' (2009)
ARC Music
ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019.
Film and television
ARC Music has been used in the films ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
References
External links
Ramin Rahimi at FacebookARC MusicAngbandon
Myspace
Angband at FacebookWatch Video at Youtube
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Persian classical musicians
Iranian songwriters
Iranian percussionists
People from Tehran
1969 births
Living people