Chetham’s Lunchtime Concerts
Carole Nash HallPlease note, this concert will now take place in the Baronial Hall. Entrance to the concert will be via the...
Please note that this event will now take place at 7.30pm rather than the previously advertised time of 8.30pm.
Formed as an experimental music group in 1997, Rastak are one of the most well known exponents of Iranian contemporary folk music. Through merging traditional instruments and forms with contemporary rhythms and incorporating language , culture and history , the group seeks to collect, record and interpret Iranian folk music for a global audience.
In Farsi ‘Rastak’ means a newly born plant that grows at the bottom of a tree. Creating something stronger than what came before, Rastak the music group uses the roots of their history and culture to connect with audiences internationally.
