Persian classical dastgah Shur by Lloyd Miller on oud, NIRTV

[cyrus1940]

This is so great,so much talent,this is Iranian music wich is killed by mulla,s.thank you for making this pice.What a memory.

[knierymeansfox]

Mis en bouteilles dans nos caves

[LloydDocMiller]

Dr. Safvat's story about reemergence of true traditional music is that some radicals came to his office at Tehran University to beat him up for teaching and playing music. He asked them to take a tape of his philosophy on music and religion to Khomeini who listened to the tape and then appointed Safvat to be in charge of music because of his saintly humility and deep understanding. Thus bad pop was temporarily replaced by true tradition; something we had all fought for in the 1970s. Dr. L.Miller

[mojamal]

She plays Paayvar style, what is her name?

[MrVreco]

wonderful.

[MultiMaaaa]

this is grate  thanks

[goshtasp100]

به به

براستی که بانوی بزرگوار ساز سنتور را بسی استادانه مینوازند و به همه ریزه کاریهای ان چیرگی همه سویه رارند.

چنین فرزانگان توانایی گنجینه ای نکو بر تارک فرهنگ و هنر ایران بزرگ هستند.

آفرین

[aeabbasi]

Excellent Play by Santour Player :) Thanks

[aeabbasi]

Excellent Santour Player :) Thanks

[artnourishesthesoul]

I am so moved, this makes me cry and yet sit so still in calmness. The scale and patterns...

Beautiful.

[worldartsdocmiller]

You can read about the unbelievable adventures of Dr. Lloyd Miller traveling and performing through the Middle East and beyond by going to the jazzscope website and clicking on Sufi, Saint & Swinger. Some of the adventures playing and jamming in many musical styles around the Middle East during 7 years are very enlightening and fun reading.

[PikeyD]

Lloyd, what a geezer.......

[naghmeh001]

wonderful;

who is the santoor player????

Thanks for uploading.

[satyros2]

exellent..thank you

[ihatekhomeini]

Today this is illegal in Iran!

[easternartskstjohn]

Actually authenbic traditional dastgah music is not illegal; but thankfully horrible Satanic pop garbage from the West is not supported now. We who were promoting authentic old traditional classical and folk music were relieved when finally the good music was supported and the bad was banned. The only reason this performance would not be seen on TV today is because a woman is performing. But that is because almost all women performers were ego maniac show-offs and were no good. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[andishmandan]

@ihatekhomeini @ihatekhomeini hmmm.. NO. today this music is promoted by the goverment in iran. it is western music that is discouraged.

[ihatekhomeini]

@andishmandan No no, it's only certain traditional music that has roots in the Islamic tradition that are promoted, but those pieces that are pagan (i.e the real Iranian stuff) is banned, and you get imprisoned if you perform them. But at times the government let people do it because the pressure from the people is so high, but if it was up to the rulers and the mullahs all of it would be banned.

[Leonaidonna]

That's not true. This is traditional music and it's played all over the country. What's not allowed is women exposing their hair while playing instruments and singing solo. Check out bands like Arian Band, Rastaak, which all feature really great female perfomers with covered hair.

[acerb45666555]

niceee!!

[pouran8000]

I feel gooooooooooooood

[easternartskstjohn]

Of course, the Barbad was around in Persia from maybe 1000 B.C. or earlier. The Chinese adopted it and pronouned it PiPa which also became the Japanese Biwa. The Arabs adopted it and renamed it Oud which some way means piece of wood. I played it with a purely Persian technique like for setar or tar and not the rumbling night club Arab version. Of course Iraqi classical music which came from Persia is more like the dastgah system of Iran. We need to support the pure ancient traditions. Dr. Miller

[iranovich2]

oud is arabic=muslem way of steeling moor and moor from Iranian culcher-In Parsi is called {Bar bat} and it is a Iranian instrument...

[pacerman265]

what super clip, thanks for that! Nice to see the long hair flowing whilst she plays)

[krantane]

Good!!!!

[easternartskstjohn]

Salam, thanks for viewing our video. And thanks for not noticing the oud. My goal was to revise the method of oud playing from the brash and out-of-place Arab night-club version to the original Persian method. The oud was first developed in Achamenian Persia or before then went to the Far East and Near East. I used more of a tar technique and subtilly followed the santur either in unison or echo. You can see the oud right there in plain sight and also hear it clearly. Thanks, Dr. Lloyd. Miller

[farzantube]

can any of you guys tell me where the hell the "oud" in this performance is???

[birdandthe]

@farzantube as the video starts its being played by the guy on the right of the screen

[bmusician08]

Great job guys!

[kamrankhademi]

It's very beautiful.

[easternartskstjohn]

Azar was one of the top santur students at Tehran University although she did not become a member of Dr. Safvat's Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music. She surely was one of his students at Tehran U. From the same TV taping, I have the audio tape of hus playing Segah. Also she is on the video of Gol-e Gandom on our doctorlloydmiller Youtube site. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[seanwal111111]

That's very good santour playing by Azar Hashemi. I wonder why I can't find other music by her anywhere. An internet search indicates that she stayed in Iran after the revolution. But what about recordings?