Habib Meftah Boushehri

Habib Meftah was born in Boushehr, a southern port in Iran. At the age of 10 he started to learn flute by himself and then was guided by his father. He studied Architecture at high school. At the age of 23 he went to Paris following the invitation of French dance company 'Montalvo-Hervieu'.

At the age of 16 Habib Meftah along with Mohsen Sharifian established 'Lian' musical group. At his 22, he started a collaboration with the Shanbezadeh Ensemble, in which together they were invited to play at several international festivals such as Romaeuropa Festival. In 2001 he was invited to play with the French dance company Montalvo-Hervieu, touring the world yet again. Always looking for new inspiration, he moved to Iran (2005) and debuted as a solo artist with the album 'Deyzangeroo' and worked with many different Iranian fusion artists such as Manushan, Peter Soleimanipour and Darkoob. On 2008 he went back to Paris continuing his work with renowned musicians such as Le Trio Joubran, Adnan Joubran, Titi Robin, Azam Ali (Niyaz), Trio Azarin, Rumi Ensemble, Impure Dance Company, etc.[1] In 2017, Habib Meftah sheds light on the essence of his atypical journey through his new project, Native. A dance-oriented electro-folk show that links traditional Iranian music with the dynamics of today's music scene and uses electronic music, looping, video projection and light automation.[2] Currently he's working as duo with Nicolas Lacoummette as sound designer, and Zak Cammoun is their sound engineer. Mohsen Namjoo, Ali Azimi, and Shahin Najafi are among other Persian artists he has worked with through years.

'Shibaali' Album

TRIO NARGIS: Habib Meftah, Titi Robin, Chris Jennings[3]

The foundation of his work is traditional southern Iranian music from Abadan, Bandar Abbas, Boushehr and other places. He like to put it in contemporary clothing so that people who arenʹt normally interested in traditional sounds listen to it. He simply play folk music with its sound adapted to the present day. On having a master to learn instruments Habib Meftah calls his music "all hand-made" and asserts:

"That kind of thing wasnʹt usual where Iʹm from. I drank music in through my heart, as they say. I just listened to and watched the older men playing – and didnʹt ask anything".[1] Habib Meftah

Habib Meftah at Rudolstadt-Festival 2019

Dom Dom is Habib Meftah's innovative instrument which is an instrument almost like Dammam but with only one side covered.

The most renowned venues Habib has performed at are:

- Théâtre de la Ville (Paris)

- Théâtre national de Chaillot (Paris)

Habib Meftah & Le Trio Joubran at Stockholm Concert Hall (2020)[4]

- Louvre Museum (Paris)

- New Morning (Paris)

- Alhambra (Paris)

- Theater Antique (Lyon)

- Barbican Centre (London)

- El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles)

- Carnegie Hall (New york)

Habib Meftah in 'It Was 5 in the Morning'

"It Was 5 in the Morning" by Mostafa Heravi (2018)