BABAK MADDAH
drums, percussion, composition & teaching
My musical upbringing started in the Familly where it
was continuously played music, group of people where
large parts consists of relatives. As a child I should have
been present at the rehearsals and performances,
where slowly I found my way to pickup an instrument
and play music, which I would consider as my early
musical lessons.
Years later after moving to the Europe/Nederland, I had
the opportunity to continue my musical development by
studying and making music with top musicians from the
conservatory and the local musicians in Amsterdam and
area, also regularly international musicians would
passing by and I would get to knowing them up close
and making music.
My music is the result of my western education and the
folklore music of native Iran, where I am coming from.
Born in South west near the PersianGulf, I have been
influenced by melodic and rhythmic elements from
neighbouring Arab countries and overseas African and
SouthAsian plus rich Iranian music and culture.
Fusing that musical language with a more academic
slant enables me to play an expressive feeling with
eastern and western influences, with rapture and
controle, emotion and reason, in the hope that a new
unique musical dialect will emerge, with the aim of
continuous research into the color and texture of sound
and culture.
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30-01-2023 Civic Amsterdam
14-02-2023 Civic Amsterdam
14-11-2022 batjanzaal Amsterdam
28-10-2022 PompStation Amsterdam
09-10-2022 de-X Leiden
18-09-2022 De Halen Amsterdam
26-06-2022 Belcampo Amsterdam
25-09-2021 ZIMIHC theater Utrecht
21-01-2020 Teheran/Iran Niavaran/Culture Center 27-06-2019 Stichting Omega Amsterdam 22-07-2019 Tehran/Iran JazzFestival 30-11-2017 @Alto Amsterdam 23-10-2017 @Nel Amsterdam 27-05-2017. De Hallen/Amsterdam 16-03-2017. PompStation Amsterdam 16-6-2015 Fresh Agency/Amsterdam 01-06-2015 Workshop/ Tehran University 26-05-2015 Iran/Bagh Negarestan 30-10-14 Badcuyp Amsterdam 28-09-14 Paradiso Amsterdam 27-09-14 Le Galleriya Scheveningen 05-09-14 Pompstation Amsterdam 06-09-14 Le Galleriya Scheveningen 07-09-14 Noorderpark Festival Amsterdam 15-09-14 Amsterdam Fringe Festival 15-05-14 Utrecht Rasa 14-06-14 Amsterdam DasArts 27-06-14 Recording video session Amsterdam 28-04-14 Vienna/Klagenfurt, Raj 09-03-14 Den Haag, Diamant Theater 07-03-14 Arnhem, Luxor Live 12-12-13 Amsterdam @ Zen 15-01-12 Amsterdam Jazz@ de Punt 24-11-13 Amersfort Arteganza 17-11-13 Amsterdam Badcuyp 25-07-13 Recording Session in Amsterdam w Payam 21-07-13 Amsterdam/Noord Tolhuis 18-07-13 Amsterdam/Noord de RozeTanker 07-07-13 Amsterdam Tolhuistuin 26-02-13 Amsterdam Het Muziektheate 01-02-13 Amsterdam Podium Mozaiek 26-01-13 Amsterdam Expriment OT301 19-01-13 Amsterdam Jazz@ dePunt 23-12-12 Amsterdam Badcuyp 21-12-12 Recording w Payam Baarn/TamTam Studio 20-12-12 Recording w Payam Baarn/TamTam Studio 19-01-12 Amsterdam Badcuyp 16-12-12 Germany/ Bochum, Stanzwerk 12-12-13 Amsterdam @ Zen 03-11-12 Vienna RadioKultura , SORMEH 01-09-12 Egypt/Cairo Recording session 08-08-12 Amsterdam Recording Video session 12-07-12 Egypt/Cairo Recording Session 13-07-12 Egypt/Cairo '' 07-06-12 Amsterdam CC musiccafe 26-05-12 Vienna Jazz @ Orient 25-05-12 Vienna Recording Session 24-05-12 Vienna Recording Session 23-05-12 Vienna Sargfabrik 07-05-12 Amsterdam CC musiccafe 02-03-12 Amsterdam CC musiccafe 01-03-12 Amsterdam Badcuyp 12-02-12 Amsterdam Ruigoord 19-01-12 Amsterdam Badcuyp 02-12-11 Amsterdam Chiellerie Ga 09-1-2010 Haarlem 18-11-11 Amsterdam M-Lab Theater 17-11-11 Amsterdam M-Lab Theater 16-11-11 Amsterdam M-Lab Theater 11-10-11 Amsterdam MC Theater(Wester Park) Live radio show (Radio 6) 10-09-11 Amsterdam Castrum Peregrini 14-08-11 Amsterdam Tolhuis 05-05-11 Vienna / Austria Celeste/Basement 04-05-11 Vienna / Austria JazzClub Celeste 26-03-11 Utrecht Rasa 25-03-11 Den Haag Regentnkamer 12-03-11 Amsterdam Studio Session 30-01-11 Amsterdam de Meervaart Theater 28-01-11 Rotterdam Dizzy 16-12-2010 Amsterdam / DeLaMar Theater 15-9-2010 Utrecht / SJU Jazzpodium 2010 Denhaag / Haags UITfestival/Korzo 31-5-2010 Recording video with BBC (Persian) 30-3-2010 Amsterdam / Badcuyp 12-2-2010 workshop AICS 05-2-2010 workshop AICS 12-1-2010 Noord holland 19-12-09 Scheveningen 08-12-09 Badcuyp A`dam 29-11-09 t.b.a 21-11-09 A`dam 10-11-09 Cairo/Egypt 11-11-09 `` 12-11-09 `` 13-11-09 `` 17-10-09 DenHaag 01-10-09 Heerlen 25-09-09 Maastricht 18-09-09 Rotterdam 11-09-09 Nijmegen 18-08-09 Pacific Amsterdam 16-08-09 Nijmegen 14-08-09 LiteSideFest. Amsterdam 09-08-09 Vlaardingen 01-08-09 R.A.W Rhythm fest. Amsterdam 31-07-09 Parade Amsterdam 24-07-09 Scheveningen 25-06-09 suger factory Amsterdam 18-06-09 Amsterdam 06-06-09 Ruigoord Amsterdam 06-06-09 westerpark Amsterdam 01-06-09 Overtoom 301 Amsterdam `` 22.00 26-04-09 de Bali Amsterdam `` 22.00 23-04-09 Badcuyp Amsterdam at 20.00 21-03-09 City-Hall- The Hague Den Haag 20-03-09 BZ Project @Ritveld 17-03-09 Studio `` `` 16-03-09 studio session BZ Project, 13-03-09 `t Blijvertje Amsterdam 17-02-09 radio OBA Live van de NIO/NMO Bibliotheek Amsterdam 31-01-09 CvAmsterdam 21-01-09 Utrecht / SJU Jazzpodium 17-01-09 Utrecht / SJU Jazzpodium 14-01-09 Paradiso Amsterdam 16-12-08 Muz.sch. Forte Zaan 11-12-08 Amsterdam 27-11-08 Budcuyp Amsterdam 26-11-08 De Spiegel Groningen 25-11-08 Dizzy Rotterdam 23-11-08 Muiderport Theater Amsterdam 22-11-08 Sunnevank Wijk aan Zee 21-11-08 ISS Atrium DenHaag 19-11-08 MS Stubnitz Amsterdam ---10-08 recording sessions Amsterdam 01-10-08 Zaal 100 Amsterdam 28-09-08 Recording BMG Amsterdam 11-09-08 Radio opname Amsterdam 24-08-09 Noord-Holland 08-07-08 Amsterdam 13-07-08 Noord-Holland 28-06-08 Noord-Holland 15-06-08 Amsterdam 11-06-08 Amsterdam 25-05-08 Dounya Festival. Rotterdam 18-05-08 Dom kerk Utrecht 17-05-08 Grote kerk Den Haag 16-05-08 Laurens kerk Rotterdam 15-05-08 Tropen museum Amsterdam 28-04-08 Rasa Utrecht 11-03-08 BimHuis Amsterdam 09-03-08 Budcuyp Amsterdam 20-01-08 MuiderPort Theather Amsterdam 26-01-08 Amsterdam