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Library Lunchtime Concerts with Behrand Nikaeen and hozan Hashempour

Monday, Nov. 16, 2026
12:15pm to 1:00pm

Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner)
music
Free
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Organized by: Concerts in Care
Nov.
16

Concerts in Care Alberta presents a Library Lunchtime concert exploring the musical traditions of West Asia and the South Caucasus.

Behrang Nikaeen and hozan Hashempour will perform on West Asian long-necked lutes, including the Iranian tar and setar, and Kurdish tanbur, as well as frame drums such as the daf, dayereh, and bendir. In this concert, they will play composed Iranian, Azerbaijani, and Kurdish instrumental pieces and improvise in West Asian modes and rhythms. The concert is free and fully accessibe.

Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner)

7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq NW
Edmonton, AB, T5J 2V4

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