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Asghar Pourzade (Mohammadi) is one of the few remaining practitioners of the traditional Jahromi Tar (one of the most famous Persian classical instruments), and is working to keep this important cultural tradition from being forgotten.The Tar is a type of instrument that originated in the southern Iran, Fars province. Jahromi Tar has a unique sound […]
Alireza Hojjati is a renowned Zorkhane Morshed (master) from Yazd province in Iran. He is known for his expertise in playing the Zarb-e Zorkhane, a traditional Iranian percussion instrument used in the ancient Persian martial art of Zurkhaneh. He has honed his skills through years of training and dedication, and has become one of the […]
Jew’s harp (The Zamburak or Gopuz) The zamburak, known among Turkmen communities as the gopuz, is a small instrument with a distinctive sound and a long history across different musical cultures. In Turkmen life, however, its significance cannot be understood through its physical construction and musical characteristics alone. Its place in women’s everyday lives raises […]
Sohrab Fallah and Gholamhosein Jamshidi are skilled musicians and performers who specialize in playing the Karnā and Naqqāra, traditional musical instruments of the Abarkuh region in Iran. NaqqÄra: A Sonic Emblem of Sacred and Martial Rhythms The NaqqÄra (نقاره), a pair of small kettledrums struck with bent sticks, holds a central place in the percussive […]
Haji Mohammad Iri, known as Mokhi Jan, is a singer, musician, and director from Bandar Torkaman in the Golestan province of Iran. . . Now in his sixties, he is considered an integral part of the intangible cultural heritage of the Turkmen people in northeastern Iran. Mokhi Jan is a multi-instrumentalist, playing instruments such as […]
Bandargah’s Ta’ZIEH Bandargah and Bushehr are the only places where women perform in Ta’ZIEH. There are so many female characters in the numerous stories that are played in the form of TA’ZIEH. These female characters are played by men with soft voices wearing long black dresses and covered faces under the Borgha. TA’ZIEH In Iranian […]