music and singing] >> i founded a small ensemble called ghazal, with shujaat hussein khan and swapan chaudhuri. [music] you know, i--i have been trying to do different kinds of music, so, um, because i think the music has to be, uh, fresh for myself first to--to be attractive for others as well. [music] the brooklyn rider is a string quartet. they're brilliant musicians, they understand music in a superb way, and i have always enjoyed to play with them. and they're active, uh, as, uh, a part of the silk road ensemble as well, so we tour together, and we're trying to develop more new music to play together. [string music playing] i think the best place for me to live at the moment, and have my base is iran, because i always felt that i missed something when i was outside all these years, and then suddenly you're 37, and--[laughs] "oh!" you know, "where am i?" you know, "i'm a musician, but i don't have anything else in my life." >> [laughing] [speaking in farsi] >> i live in a suburb called, uh, karaj, 30 kilometers from tehran. i live there with my wife. >> [speaking in farsi] >> hmm, kind of,

music and singing] >> i founded a small ensemble called ghazal, with shujaat hussein khan and swapan chaudhuri. [music] you know, i--i have been trying to do different kinds of music, so, um, because i think the music has to be, uh, fresh for myself first to--to be attractive for others as well. [music] the brooklyn rider is a string quartet. they're brilliant musicians, they understand music in a superb way, and i have always enjoyed to play with them. and they're active, uh, as, uh, a part of the silk road ensemble as well, so we tour together, and we're trying to develop more new music to play together. [string music playing] i think the best place for me to live at the moment, and have my base is iran, because i always felt that i missed something when i was outside all these years, and then suddenly you're 37, and--[laughs] "oh!" you know, "where am i?" you know, "i'm a musician, but i don't have anything else in my life." >> [laughing] [speaking in farsi] >> i live in a suburb called, uh, karaj, 30 kilometers from tehran. i live there with my wife. >> [speaking in farsi] >> hmm, kind of,