"Where the Music Tradition of Persia, Baluchistan a" - Karvan

• artist:
  Karvan
• featured artist:
  JavidAfsari Rad - Santor, Abdulrahman Surizehi - Benju and Soroud, Jamil Ahmad Magsi - Doholak and
• country:
  Norway
• release year:
  2000
• style(s): Asian Traditional
• formats:
  • CD (Compact Disc)
• record submitted by:
  Etnisk Musikklubb AS
• label:
  Etnisk Musikklubb

The group Karvan plays music that is a meeting with the Persian and the Baluchi regions. To of the five musicians comes from the cultural city Esfahan in Iran, two are from Baluchistan which include South-East Iran, South Afghanistan of South-Vest of Pakistan and on from Karachi in Pakistan. Abdulrahman Surizehi is considered a world-leading virtuoso on Benju. Sufi trance music from Baluchistan is their main expression but with a strong mixture with Persian classical music on Santour. Accompanied by percussion instruments like Tombak, Doholak, Tanburag and Tabla.

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