Rahman Mammadli + Embryo feat. Sumanth Manjunath

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Rahman Mammadli

Rahman Mammadli, was born on March 9, 1961 in Fuzuli, Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. He first learned the accordion. He secretly took his relative's harmonica and played it. In 1975, he asked for his relative's guitar and started playing without a teacher, he learned by himself. He was called up for military service in 1980. He finished his military service in 1982 and returned to his homeland. In 1983, he entered the Azerbaijan State Art University named after Mirzaga Aliyev, and in 1988 he graduated from that University. From 1983 to 1990, he worked as an artistic director at the Culture House of Bilajari Railwaymen. During these years, he also played tar and guitar in the ensemble of Azerbaijani folk instruments named after Ahmad Bakikhanov. Later, at Zeynab Khanlarova's invitation, People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan, he continued as a solo guitarist in her ensemble. Together with that ensemble, he performed in various countries. Rahman barely composed but performed like no other folk songs, mughams and folk dances. He played at weddings, made TV appearances, and recorded numerous cassettes with small local labels. In the late 2000s, he kept on playing his music outside his country. In 2008, he played his guitar at the invitation of eight Turkish television channels, programs and television concerts. An album was also produced at that time by a major music company and promoted in European countries. From 2016 he performed concerts program in different cities of Islamic Republic of Iran and was later invited in United States of America where he performed in the cities of Dallas and Houston, Texas.

Currently, he works as a tar teacher at children's music school in Fuzuli city. In November 2023, he participated in the international music festival "Le Guess Who" held in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Playing live with his son, composer-pianist and music director Tural Mammadli. He is currently working on a new album.

Embryo feat. Sumanth Manjunath

Embryo ist ein einzigartiges Musikkollektiv aus München, welches Kraut Rock Jazz, freie Improvisation, inner und außereuropäische Rhytmen und Klänge verbindet wie kein Zweites. Embryo existiert seit 1969, übergreift Generationen, Genres und Grenzen. Sie spielten bereits mit Mal Waldron, Okay Temiz, Fela Kuti, Charlie Mariano und vielen anderen. 
Marja Burchard, Tochter des Gründers Christian Burchard, übernahm 2015 die Band in welcher sie aufwuchs. Seit dem lebt Embryo mit ihr weiter und sucht stets nach neuen Klängen, Rhythmen und Ideen anders denkender.
An diesem Abend mit dabei: Sumanth Manjunath ein junger Virtuoser an der Geige aus Mysore, Südindien. Er kommt aus einer Musikertradition und representiert die 4. Generation seiner grossen Musiker Familie. Schon als kleiner Junge hatte er Unterricht von seinem Grossvater und grossem Geigenmeister Sri Mahadevappa, seinem Onkel Vidwan Mysore Nagaraj sowie seinem Vater Dr. Mysore Manjunath. 
Sumanth Manjunath traf letzten Sommer auf Marja Burchard, Jakob Thun und Maasl Maier und sie verstanden sich musikalisch wie menschlich auf Anhieb und fanden auch schnell heraus dass sie Musikerfreunde aus Südindien wie Karthik Mani (Sohn von Ramamani und T.S.A. Mani) von der Karnathaka School of Percussion aus Bangalore haben, dessen Eltern schon den Vater von Marja Burchard mit Embryo 1979 in Bangalore kennenlernten, welches auf dem berühmten "Vagabunden Karawane" Film von Werner Penzel dokumentiert wurde.
Ein Abend voller Meditation und virtuoser Expression mit einer grossen Spielfreude. Jazzrock trifft auf südindische traditionelle Musik und bildet sich zu neuen nie vorher gehörten Klangformationen.
 
Sumanth Manjunath - Geige, Gesang
Marja Burchard - Vibraphon, Orgel, Santur
Maasl Maier - Bass, Flöte
Jakob Thun - Schlagzeug