Mohammad Mostafa Heydarian is a young Kurdish tanbur player from Kermanshah, a city in the mountainous western Iranian region of Horaman (هه‌ورامان). The son of a local instrument builder, he grew up surrounded by the local traditional music styles, studying with a number of well-known master musicians before recently entering university to study Persian classical music. Radio Khiyaban is very proud to be able to present "Songs of Horaman," Heydarian's first record, as a testament to the artist's wonderful talents.

Recorded in the city of Karaj with the percussive assistance of family friend and long-time collaborator Behzad Varesteh, Heydarian's debut includes a mixture of traditional tasnifs and maqams - thrilling and gorgeous tanbur pieces centered in the two musicians' talent for extended improvisation and feeling.

Songs of Horaman is released in an edition of 100 limited cassette tapes. Radio Khiyaban would like to also extend the warmest of thanks to musician and producer Valentin Portron, a friend of Heydarian who helped facilitate and coordinate the release of this album - and who also mixed the results you hear here!