Persian Music Performance

Players

Oud

• Oud is an 11-stringed middle-eastern stringed instrument, which is widely played all the way from Iran to Egypt. Oud dates back to over 5000 years ago and is the mother of many instruments including Lute and Guitar.

Setar

• Setar is an Iranian 4-stringed musical instrument, which is a direct descendant ofTanbour (the oldest middle-eastern stringed instrument).

Tonbak

• Tonbak is a goblet drum from Persia (ancient Iran). It is considered the principal percussion instrument of Persian music.

Songs

• Persian Love Folk Song– Dokhtare Boyerahmadi– Aziz Joon

• Turkish Folk– Sari Gelin