Kayhan Kalhor is Iran’s foremost musical ambassador, a master of Persian classical music determined to bridge the gap between East and West. A virtuoso on the kamancheh (spiked Persian violin), Kalhor’s latest masterpiece is documented on the World Village album Silent City, featuring an extraordinary collaboration with the fearless young string quartet Brooklyn Rider. The founder of the celebrated Masters of Persian Music ensemble, Kalhor has also toured and recorded internationally with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project and his haunting sound appeared in Francis Ford Coppolla’s 2007 film Youth Without Youth. This is “world chill” at its absolute folkloric best.

"A stunning world music summit meeting" —Strings Magazine