Cymin Samawatie is one of the most creative singers and composers based in Berlin, who has initiated celebrated ensembles of contemporary music.
She studied classical music in Hannover, focusing on percussion and piano, as well as jazz voice and composition in Berlin.
Her compositions combine various styles of music including chamber jazz, open improvisations, modern compositions, impressionism and minimalism. Her quartet Cyminology, founded in 2002 combines Persian poetry and chamber- esque contemporary music presenting poets such as Rumi, Hafiz, Khayyam and Forough Farrokhzaad.
Cymin Samawatie’s performance with Bobby McFerrin in 2003 was one of the highlights in her career. In 2008 she started collaborating with producer Manfred Eicher, founder of the ECM record label, where her last three albums have been released. In 2013 Cymin Samawatie founded the unique “Trickster Orchestra“ together with Ketan Bhatti.
Cymin Samawatie is a multifaceted artistic personality who creates new and daring elements adding to the bridges between Western and Middle Eastern music.
Since 2018 she is a scholarship holder of the Tarabya Cultural Academy in Istanbul.
www.CyminSamawatie.de
www.Cyminology.de