In Review--Lose Yourself in Imagination
Final CD Review World Kevin Seddiki and Bijan Chemirani Imaginarium World Village Sometimes we need to lose ourselves in our imagination and often time music provides us this avenue as fodder for fantasy. For anyone with the desire to escape to somewhere truly exotic, the percussionist and lute duo Kevin Seddiki (guitars and percussion) and Bijan Chemirani (saz (Iranian/Turkish long-neck lute, Persian/Arabic drums and percussion) provide the soundtrack on their CD, Imaginarium (try getting that word past spell check). The mix of music genres ranges from Persian classical with improvisations to Arab-Andalusian and classical guitar. The guitars along with the drums/percussion provide snaky rhythms, but even so, the music leans towards revelry and not foot-tapping. La Bohême takes us on a Spanish guitar flight in all its lushness and warmth. On Saturn’s Rings has a distracting raspy vibration which...