"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."
Qara Saj is an old Turkmen woman who is well-known for her skills in weaving traditional Turkmen carpets. Qara Saj is also singing work songs as she works on her carpets.Work songs are an important part of Turkmen culture and are used to accompany a variety of daily tasks, including carpet weaving. These songs often […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nurallah Alizadeh is a distinguished figure in the realm of Mazandarani music. Renowned as a master vocalist and an accomplished player of the laleh-wa (shepherd’s flute), Alizadeh has dedicated his life to preserving and promoting the rich musical heritage of northern Iran. Noorollah Alizadeh, born in 1953 in Shah-Mahalleh, a village near Amol in Mazandaran […]
