From Babylon to Islington: Middle Eastern Ensemble lunchtime concert

City's student ensemble will be performing a variety of melodies and rhythms from different regions of the Middle East. The Performance includes songs in the Mode of Shour and Chahargah from Iran, a contemporary melody based on an ancient 34 beat cycle called "Khosh-Rang" meaning beautiful colour plus dance rhythms, from Egypt and Azerbaijan. The poem in the song in Shour is by Rumi, the 13th century Iranian poet.