TEHRAN – Shams Ensemble, the Iranian group that is most famous for its Sufi performances, will give a concert at the Konya Mystic Music Festival in the Turkish city on September 25, the organizers have announced.

The ensemble led by veteran tambur virtuoso Keykhosro Purnazeri will be performing in company with vocalist Homayun Shajarian.

Hossein Rezainia, Azad Mirzapur, Aiin Meshkatian, Kaveh Gerayeli, Kimia Jamshid, Donya Kamali, and Sepehr Ramin are other members of the group.

Other ensembles are coming from Azerbaijan, Tunis, Macedonia, and Bosnian Herzegovina.

The festival will take place at the Mevlana Cultural Center in Konya from September 22 to 30.

Photo: A poster for the Konya Mystic Music Festival

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