Classical Music of Iran: The Dastgah Systems

Various Artists SFW40039

Ella Zonis Mahler’s compilation of these Iranian classical music performers was originally issued on Folkways Records in 1966. Ten of the twelve model melodic patterns (dastgahs) are represented here, in a variety of instrumental and vocal performances.
Country(s) Iran
Culture Group(s) Iranian
Keyword(s) World music
Instrument(s) Drum; Kamānche; Nāy; Santūr; Sitar; Tar (Lute); Violin; Vocals
Language(s) Persian

Year of Recording 1991
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Liner Notes by Anthony Seeger ; Mastered by The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA ; Design by Daphne Shuttleworth ; Compiled by Dr. Ella Zonis Mahler ; Notes Edited by Dr. Ella Zonis Mahler ; Liner Notes by Dr. Ella Zonis Mahler ; Compiled by Mr. Ruhallah Khaleqi ; Recorded by Mr. Ruhallah Khaleqi ; Produced by Ella Zonis Mahler

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101	Dastgah of Mahour	Ahmad Ebadi	9:27
102	Avaz of Bayate Esfahan	Mohamad Heydari	7:43
103	Avaz of Afshari	Asghar Baharai	3:16
104	Dastgah of Shour	Khatereh Parvaneh	11:02
105	Dastgah of Chahargah	Houshang Zarif	4:52
106	Dastgah of Homayoun	Hassan Kassayi	4:30
107	Dastgah of Segah	Ali Tajvidi, Nasser Effetah, and Hossein Fakhtei	11:37
108	Avaz of Bayate Tork	Houshang Zarif	6:10
109	Avaz of Abu Ata	Housang Zarif and Khatereh Parveneh	9:28
110	Avaz of Dashti	Ahmad Ebadi	5:24

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