Badieh

Michel Gasco is a Spanish oud and rubab player. He spent several years studying in Damascus and Aleppo before the war, under the guidance of renowned teachers such as Mohammad Qadri Dalal and Ayman Jesry.

Since 2012, Michel has been studying the Afghan rubab in Iran, under the tutelage of Nasim Khushnawaz. He has actively participated in international festivals and toured with various ensembles, including Vandalus, Homs Band, and Orontes, performing across Europe, as well as in Syria, Jordan, Morocco, Japan, and Australia.

In addition to his work as a musician and composer, Michel is also a documentary film director and researcher specialising in Syrian music - particularly the oud tradition - and in the musical practices of Afghan musicians in diaspora in Iran. He has directed several cultural research projects and documentaries in Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan.

Mohammad Miraghazadeh was born in Mashhad, a city in northeastern Iran, and began studying music at the age of ten, focusing on Persian classical traditions. He was trained in Tar and Setar under the guidance of two renowned Iranian masters, Ustad Mohammad Reza Lotfi and Ustad Jalal Zolfonoon.

Throughout his musical career, Mohammad has been a member of several ensembles, including Delshodegan, Ghoghnoos, and Ghasedak. In addition to performing, he has worked as a Tar and Setar instructor at various music institutes in Mashhad.

Badieh will be accompanied on tabla by Pranav Ramji.

Pranav began playing tabla at the age of eight, training under Ustad Gulfam Sabri and Ustad Sarwar Sabri, and currently studies with Pandit Aditya Kalyanpur, a disciple of Ustad Alla Rakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain, in the Punjab Gharana tradition. An ICCR-empanelled artist, he has performed across India, Europe, and Australia. Pranav regularly presents solo recitals, collaborates with leading musicians, and conducts workshops to promote Hindustani Classical Music.