Afghan music at Shiraz Arts Festival, tambur & dilruba solos

In 1974, Afghan master musicians at the suggestion of Lloyd Miller appeared in Shiraz during the Shiraz Arts Festival. Lloyd Miller & Dr. Safvat hosted them and arranged for them to be on the program. Since only serious traditional ethnic music was presented at Shiraz, Miller & Safvat asked the musicians to play solos on their instruments. Here are solos on tambur and dilruba. The concert was taped by NIRT and a copy was obtained by NIRT affiliated Lloyd Miller and released as a video in 1979.

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[worldartsdocmiller]

The Afghan tambur or tumbur is based on the ancient tumbur of Khorasan which originally had just a few strings. The present day Afghan tumbur has a dozen or so sympathetic strings which echo when the note they are tuned to is played. They are tuned to the scale that is to be used for each performances. This provides a type of echo and served so somewhat amplify the music in the good old days before electricity. The Indian sitar was based on this type of instrument. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[worldartsdocmiller]

Bikhi sahist saib, doshmanan-e sabeq-e ma az shomal wa doshmanan-e feli-ye ma az gharb be duzakh sokhta shawand. Ali Shah

[worldartsdocmiller]

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.

[worldartsdocmiller]

The first instrument on the video is tambur which is related to Indian sitar and Iranian setar.

Dr. Lloyd Miller

[worldartsdocmiller]

Salam, more about this concert. When I ws in Afghanistan, I suggest that they send their best musicians to Shiraz during the Arts Festival and maybe they would be invited to perform. The Afghans came to Shiraz and the NIRT director decided to let them have a performance if it was totally traditional. I worked with my music guru Dr. Safvat to assure a traditional performance and to emphasize instrmental solos and virtuosity rather than the unfortunately prevalent pop tunes. Dr. Lloyd. Miller

[worldartsdocmiller]

Salam saib. I also am saddened every day almost to tears because so much beautiful music is being replaced by ugly electronic loud pop imitation noise. But I also am happy that God gave us beautiful music traditions which have been passed down for thousands of years until the last few decades where they are being erase by pop culture. Let's enjoy what's left while it still lasts and try to save soime of it. See my other YouTube videos the Shiraz drum duel and more Afghan videos. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[shishyupal]

Kya baat hai ! I'm Indian, I really enjoy these musicians. What a deep feeling they have ! What artistic beauty ! Wah !

[maiwandwal]

this sounds goes right thru my heart and soul especially when it is so magnificently played

WOW WOW WOW

[tairanotomomori]

How interesting, in any country, old music sounds better and more authentic and it appeals to a better and higher part of the human soul.

[xczt2670]

This is music for me, too - Only pity my old computer cuts the sound of some of these youtube-music or is it my machine or what . anyway I love this, afghan music generally. I love the way it smells and tastes .

[doctorlloydmiller]

Check the drum duel video I also uploaded where zerbaghali master Malang and dhol master Gholalam demonstrate their unbelievable skills. This group 's concert at the Shiraz Arts Festival was due to my efforts to arrange their appearance there and so I felt their expertise should be shared on video. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[doctorlloydmiller]

Check the drum duel video I also uploaded where zerbaghali master Malang and dhol master Gholalam demonstrate their unbelievable skills. This group 's concert at the Shiraz Arts Festival was due to my efforts to arrange their appearance there and so I felt their expertise should be shared on video. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[dhackj]

Absolutely haunting and beautiful. Thank you.

[sidjan11]

Such a wonderful piece of art. it tears through souls, unimaginable feeling. Many Many Thanks Dr. Lloyd Miller.

[arshadesrajplayer]

hi friends i m giving online classes for new students or old students on skype if anyone want to learn tar shehnai esraj dilruba and taus so plz add me on skype or video on youtube my id is arshadisrajplayer

[ZafariShafik]

NICE MUSIC, I LOVE MY Afghanistan.

[shakib70]

god snd bist miusic