Saba Alizadeh & Pietro Caramelli

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Born in Tehran and a witness to the fall of the Berlin Wall at the age of six, Saba Alizadeh is a performer,
composer, and producer based in the Netherlands. Emerging from Iran’s underground experimental scene, he has developed a singular artistic language that bridges the depth of Persian classical tradition with contemporary sound art.

A virtuoso of the kamancheh, he carries the expressive richness of Iranian classical music while
expanding its sonic possibilities. Since 2002, he has toured extensively with diverse ensembles and
interdisciplinary projects, appearing on international stages across Europe and beyond. A formative
influence was his long collaboration with his father, master composer and virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh,
whose mentorship profoundly shaped his musical foundation.

The project that he'll come to present together with Pietro Caramelli is 'Rituals of the Last Dawn'.

Comprising two live-recorded pieces, the album moves between tradition and abstraction, resonance and stillness, transforming sound into ritual and listening into a space of presence. “First Ritual” features Saba Alizadeh with Pietro Caramelli (electric guitar/electronics), while “The Last Ritual” brings Saba together with Liew Niyomkarn (lap steel guitar/electronics).

At the center of both works, Alizadeh’s kamancheh carries a breathing, human tone through
shifting electronics, prepared guitar, and lap steel, unfolding a sonic landscape that is both
meditative and alive. Rooted in improvisation yet shaped by a strong compositional framework,
the music blends electro-acoustic textures, kamancheh, prepared electric guitar and live
processing into a deeply immersive sonic ritual.

"Wordless sun-chants of trembling intensity and luminous depth.” - Bad Alchemy Magazine, April 2026

"We live in an era where each dawn and dusk may be a beginning for some, an ending for
others. This work is an offering to every sunrise that lifts us and every sunset that humbles us.
A meditation on cycles of light, fragility, and impermanence."