Sarband Sheik E

Ensemble Sarband
Son of the Sheik:
The legendary American silent movie with Rudolph Valentino
accompanied by oriental live music
Mustafa Doğan Dikmen: Voice / Celaleddin Biçer: Ney / Uğur Işık: Ajaklı Keman /
Ahmet Kadri Rizeli: Kemençe / #Salah Eddin Maraqa: Qanun /
Vladimir Ivanoff: Percussion, Musical Director
In 1926, Hollywood captured its dream of the bold and passionate “Oriental” in the
movie “Son of the Sheik” #with the legendary Rudolph Valentino in the leading role
and thus nourished modern orientalism of Anglo-American character. #
Sarband complement, question, comment and cast irony on the Western image of the
Orient with the sound of traditional Middle Eastern music, confronting Hollywood's
imaginary Orient with its actual object. Sarband's musicians meet the «Son of the
Sheik», this ingenious product of western exotist fantasy,
Press reviews
“ … right under Valentino’s bedroom glance they not only illustrated the silent
movie, but also presented a real masterwork of music …”
#Uwe Mitsching, Bayerische Staatszeitung (Germany), 3.2.2006
#”Only the musicians of Sarband managed to inspire this period picture with the true
Orient.” Susanne Leuteritz, Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany), 7.6.2002
Technical rider
6 chairs, 6 music stands, amplification and monitors for 6 instruments and voice,
DVD projector, screen
Contact
Sarband / Dr. Vladimir Ivanoff
Orionstrasse 2
D-85716 Unterschleissheim / Germany
Tel.: +49 89 272 42 43
Mob.: +49 172 8638799
e-Mail: [email protected]