Collected & recorded by : Foroud Gorginpour
accompanying notes by : Sasan Fatemi
Music in Qashqayi Tribe
of Turkish-speaking tribe of Iran, Qashqayis should be classifield as Turkmens fleeing to southwestern parts of Iran following Mongolian invasion.Kashkuli, Sheshboluki, Khalaj, Farsi-Madan, Safi-Khan, Rahimi, Karrayi, Bayat, Darreh-Shuri, and Igder are the most famous of Qashqayi clans. The people are for the most part cattle and horse-breeders, the women weave kilims and other testiles.
Regarding the repertoire the type of instrument, the Qashqayi musician belongs to one of these three categories, namely Asheqs, Changis, and Sarebanan. ...
Published [30/10/2004]