@cambraca

The third piece is by Mohammad Reza Lotfi on tar (a 5-string waisted lute), and Naser Farhangfar on tombak (a goblet drum) –

Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Naser Farhangfar, "Pishdaramad Segah" (1984)

#GenreOfTheWeek #Dastgah #MohammadRezaLotfi #NaserFarhangfar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-_EXP_jBwY

@cambraca

Second, a piece titled "سپیده" (sepideh, "dawn, first light").

(To be honest, I'm not sure how accurate the details are, but as far as I can gather, it is –)

Mohammad Reza Shajarian (vocals), Mohammad Reza Lotfi (5-string waisted lute?), and Sheyda Ensemble,
"سپیده"
(1980)

#GenreOfTheWeek #Dastgah #SheydaEnsemble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y20uYnI0Rno

@cambraca

Here's three more pieces related to "Dastgāh", the Persian classical musical system.

First, a 2021 performance of a piece by Mohammad Reza Lotfi, with nice interplay between the three instruments:
Kamancheh (4-string bowed instrument with a gourd-like resonator),
Negar Kharkan

Oud (11-string, lute-like instrument),
Nooshin Pasdar

Tombak (goblet drum),
Nazanin Pedarsani

RhythmiticaTrio, "Oj, Zarbi"

#GenreOfTheWeek #Dastgah #RhythmiticaTrio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_2IPsNaN6s

> Persian traditional music is now modernly classified into the Dastgāh system. [..] The seven main Dastgāh of Iranian music are modernly known as Shour, Māhour, Homāyoun, Segāh, Chāhārgāh, Rāstpanjgāh, and Navā. [1]

Let's listen to each of them, starting with the "mother of all Dastgāh", Šur ("Shour"?)

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Ubh7D8yY0

Check out that beat drop around 4:30.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dastgah_music

#GenreOfTheWeek is #Dastgah

@cambraca

"Dastgāh" refers to the Persian classical musical system.

Last of three, and going out on a paper-thin limb, I shall assume that a rock group approved by the Iranian government recognises some "dastgāh" concepts in its music (but I might be totally wrong 😬) –

Meera, "The Door To This Promise Land Leads To Nought" (2006)

#GenreOfTheWeek #Dastgah #Meera #IranianRock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4QDwzsOBo

Links to reference material:
1) https://www.songlines.co.uk/features/the-rough-guide-to-world-music-iran
2) https://saxonianfolkways.wordpress.com/tag/ali-zomorodi/

@cambraca

"Dastgāh" refers to the Persian classical musical system which includes music from the Persosphere, rather than just Iran.

Second of three: Kayhan Kalhor combines classical Persian music with elements from Kurdish culture –

Kayhan Kalhor & Ali Akbar Moradi, "Majnooni" (2004)

#GenreOfTheWeek #Dastgah #KayhanKalhor #AliAkbarMoradi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__tpFwWfEe0

@cambraca

My vote for "Dastgāh" was out of curiosity, which is killing the cat right now.

So "dastgāh" refers to the Persian classical musical system. However, I'm going to suggest that "Persian music" is from the Persosphere, rather than just Iran.

First of three, a modern interpretation of classical Persian music –

Hossein Alizadeh and Hamavayan Ensemble, "Tasnif 'Kaarvaan' - Caravan" (2010)

#GenreOfTheWeek #Dastgah #HosseinAlizadeh #HamavayanEnsemble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ByckqO351A

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