Notations From the Grid (Special Mid-Week Edition): Remembering....

For this mid-week special edition of Notations here in our Ordinary Faces Platform, we pay homage to two brave souls and also to the Farhang Foundation for all it does to sustain the ancient culture and traditions of Iran:

#OTD in 1975, SVAF Maj. Buang-Ly stole a Cessna O-1 Bird Dog and landed on USS Midway with his wife and 5 children to escape North Vietnamese forces. The Midway's CO ordered $10 million worth of helicopters to be pushed overboard to clear the deck for Buang's landing. pic.twitter.com/e3N918ZJub

— U.S. Naval Institute (@NavalInstitute) April 29, 2020

Masoud Rezaei In this latest episode of #FarhangPerformances we are proud to present award-winning Iranian setar virtuoso Masoud Rezaei performing an improvised piece by Master Reza Mahjoobi called "Pishdaramad" in "Dashti" exclusively for Farhang Foundation.  Mr. Rezaei's latest album UNTIL recently won the BEST WORLD TRADITIONAL ALBUM award at the 18th Annual Independent Music Awards, and in summer of 2019, Farhang Foundation was proud to present Mr. Rezaei at the Grand Performances Audacity of Sound music festival in Los Angeles.  Masoud Rezaei performing at the 2019 Grand Performances Audacity of Sound Follow Masoud Rezaei  ‌  ‌  ‌ Watch All Our Current Episodes now Arezoo Koochakan & Vandad Massahzadeh Arash Avin Shardad Rohani Arash Sobhani Chloe & Kourosh Pourmorady Hadadi, Kamjoo, Sheikhzadegan, Taghavi Gordafarid