Dastgah
Compiled by Azam Nemati
September 5, 2003
The Iranian
"Classical Music of Iran: The Dastgah Systems" (produced
by Smithsonian Folkways in 1991) has stunning performances by some
of Iran's finest musicians. Recorded before 1979 Iranian Revolution
that drove many performers
into exile, this represents some of the best Iranian classical
music.
It includes recordings of ten of the twelve dastgah, or tone sets
performed on tar, santour, drum, flute, violin and voice.
Compiled by Ella Zonis Mahler with Technical assistance of Ruhollah
Khaleghi.
Dastgah
of Mahour
Ahmad Ebadi: Setar
Avaz Bayat
Isfahan (2nd Homayoun)
Mohammd Heidari : Santour
Avaz Afshari (2nd
Shour)
Asghar Bahari: Kamanche
Dastgah of Shur
Khatereh
Parvaneh: Voice
Dastgah of Chahargah
Houshang
Zarif: Tar
Dastgah of Homayoun
Hassan
Kassai: Ney
Dastgah of Segah
Ali
Tajvidi: Violin, Nasser Eftetah: Tombak, Hossein Fakhtei: Vocal Avaz of Bayat
Tork (2nd Shour)
Houshang Zarif: Tar
Avaz of Abu
Ata (2nd Shour)
Houshang Zarif: Tar, Khatereh Parvaneh: Vocal
Avaz of Dashti (2nd
Shour)
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