Tehran, June 29, IRNA - A folklore music album on the melodies of North Khorasan province has been published.
Titled ‘Lou’, the album includes maqami and Bakhshis music compiled by Ali Abedi.
The instrumentalists include Ali Yazdani, Eid Mohammad Pegreg, Mohammad Dehqan, Sohrab Mohammadi and Isa Qolipour.

In North Khorasan province, the Bakhshis are renowned for their musical skill with the ‘dotar’, a two-stringed, long-necked lute. They recount Islamic poems and epics containing mythological, historical or legendary themes.

Their music, known as Maghami, consists of instrumental and/or vocal pieces, performed in Turkish, Kurdish, Turkmen and Persian.

By IRNA

 

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