Madhouche recently formed in Sydney, Madhouche Ensemble, brings the Persian melodic features to groove. The idea of Madhouche first came to Ashkan Shafiei in 2021, after a friend gave him a Rubab as a gift when he was leaving Iran to immigrate to Australia. Ashkan soon fell in love with Rubab and decided to form a music around this magical instrument being played in middle eastern, central and south Asian countries from ancient times until now.

Ashkan – composer, songwriter, vocalist – mentions his idea to Antonio Puglisi, a Sydney based drummer. Ashkan and Antonio start jamming over some ideas and soon after Pedro Tacla Yamada, a Brazilian origin bassist, and Raff Allison- a Sydney based trumpetist join the band.

Madhouche aims to create a music for a versatile range of listeners, but mainly those who are interested in exotic sounds of middle east touching deep emotions, but don’t mind a groove to move their body to sometimes.

Perhaps, “ethnic fusion” best describes Madhouche’s music. A music that tries to capture the element of movement and groove in Persian origin melodies.

Performers:
Ashkan Shafiei: Rubab
Raff Allison: Trumpet
Pedro Tacla Yamada: Bass guitar
Antonio Puglisi: Drum

About Festival

The exhibition will run from 11 am to 7 pm and the performances schedule is below:

Festival Opening: 11:20am - 11:30am
CozyChoir: 11:30am - 12pm
Baaresh: 12:30pm - 1pm
Hamed Sadeghi: 2pm - 2:30pm
Madhouche: 3:30pm - 4pm
Avaye Rood: 5pm - 5:30pm
CozyMinimal: 6:30pm - 7pm

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Note:

The festival is open to the public and admission is free. We value your support, and while entry is free, we sincerely appreciate any donations to help us continue bringing you exceptional cultural events.
Please note that due to the nature of the performances, we kindly request that children below the age of 8 do not attend. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Acknowledgement:

CozyStage Inc. acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which it is based, and we pay respect to their Elders past and present.

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