Music of the Bakhshis of Khorasan | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

In Khorasan Province, the Bakhshis are renowned for their musical skill with the ''dotār,'' a two-stringed, long-necked lute. They recount Islamic and Gnostic poems and epics containing mythological, historical or legendary themes. Their music, known as ''Maghami,'' consists of instrumental and/or vocal pieces, performed in Turkish, Kurdish, Turkmen and Persian. ''Navāyī'' is the most widespread magham: diverse, vocal, rhythmless, accompanied by Gnostic poems. Other examples include the Turkish maghams ''Tajnīs'' and ''Gerāyelī,'' the religious themes of ''Shākhatāyī,'' and ''Loy,'' an antique romantic magham, belonging to the Kormanj Kurds of Northern Khorasan. Bakhshis consider one string of the ''dotār'' to be male and the other female; the male string remains open, while the female is used to play the main melody. Bakhshi music is passed on through traditional master-pupil...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Iran, Islamic Republic of
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Iran, Islamic Republic of
Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of

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Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Law, Governance and Ethics Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

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inscription_year2010

title_enMusic of the Bakhshis of Khorasan

title_frLa musique des Bakhshis du Khorasan

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http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00381

concepts_primary_namesEpic poetry, Instrumental music, Vocal music

concepts_secondary_namesApprenticeship, Ethics, Family, Festivals, Gnosticism, Instrument making, Islam, Legends, Memorization, Mythology, Oral tradition, Plucked string instruments, Social values, Story telling

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main_image_copyright2009- By Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization

main_image_authorBehrooz Vojdani

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Epic poetry Instrumental music Vocal music Apprenticeship Ethics Family Festivals Gnosticism Instrument making Islam Legends UNESCO representative list

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