"Heirs of Saffron & Salt is a living ethnographic sanctuary and a digital home for the unwritten narratives of the East. We traverse forgotten trails, ancient desert plains, and high plateaus to preserve the raw, unfiltered essence of tribal rituals, mystical music, and sacred communal gatherings.Like Saffron, we celebrate the vibrancy, ecstasy, and fragrant spirit of human ceremony; like Salt, we honor the enduring, unyielding truths etched into the faces and songs of our ancestors. Step inside to listen, witness, and become part of a living archive that breathes beyond borders."
Tahere Rad: is a guardian of Mazandaran’s oral traditions, preserving the epic tales passed down by her father, the renowned minstrel Mohammad Ali She’r Khoon. As one of the few female khonyagars, her voice carried the lost echoes of Hejabr Sultan’s legend, ensuring that these stories remained alive despite the absence of written records. Tahereh […]
JI JI Bi JI (A puppetry art) The puppetry theater of shiraz. Kheimeh shab bazi is the name of a very common puppet show of Iran’ theater heirs. Shiraz performs its own special form kheimeh shab bazi called JI JI BI JI. The stories and songs have become local and the characters may talk with […]
Ay Mohammad Moghimi: Master Luthier and Musician from the Turkmen Regions of Iran Ay Mohammad Moghimi is a renowned craftsman and musician, specializing in the Dutar and kamancheh, crafted in the Turkmen tradition. Residing in the village of Gadamabad near Gonbad-e Kavus in northeastern Iran, he has spent the past four decades crafting over two thousand […]
Hossein Meskin is a skilled player of the ancient Iranian instrument Sorna, which has been used in traditional music for centuries. The Sorna is a type of wind instrument that is made from wood and is played by blowing air into it.
