(headline image; Professor Ramiz Guliyev – Photograph by Mamed Rahimov © 2010 by M.Rahimov/Ministry of Culture and Tourism) The Azerbaijani tar is a long-necked plucked…
Tar, the Cherished National Instrument of Azerbaijan
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The Tar, an Iconic Long-Necked Persian Lute
(Persian tar by Afshari ET-202) The tar, derived from the Persian word for string, is a long-necked instrument belonging to the lute family. It is…
Laid Back “Mountain Dance”
You might think a tune called “Mountain Dance,” from the album Earth and Wind, is unfettered booty-shaking music, but it’s actually a layered, nuanced, very…
Elshan Ghasimi: Mastering Tradition and Innovation in Persian Classical Music
Elshan Ghasimi, born 1981 in Isfahan, Iran is a master of the tar, a long-necked Iranian lute instrument, and of Persian classical art music, as…
Sahba Motallebi to Perform April 15 at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn
Sahba Motallebi, a renowned international performer of Persian music on tar and setar, will be performing at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn on April 15, 2023,…
The Mystical Persian Beauty of Parissa and Ensemble Dastan
Parissa & Ensemble Dastan – Shoorideh (Network Medien, 2003) Parissa is one of Iran’s greatest vocalists. This double album was recorded with the famed Dastan…
Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj at Merkin Hall
Even the instruments were beautiful at The World Music Institute’s presentation of Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj in concert at Merkin Hall on February 15th.…
Artist Profiles: Mohammad Reza Lotfi
Mohammad Reza Lotfi was born in 1947 in Gorgan, northern Iran. Encouraged by his elder brother, he learned to play the tar and showed his…
Artist Profiles: Majid Derakhshani
Majid Derakhshani is considered one of the best tar players in Iran with the respectful title Ostad, meaning a master who can give the best…
Tar Virtuosa Sahba Motallebi to Perform in Miami
Tar and sitar master Sahba Motallebi is set to perform Saturday, January 27th accompanied by Naghmeh Farahmand at North Beach Bandshell in Miami. Sahba Motallebi…