Tag: Persian Instruments

The Persian Tanboor: Sacred Lute of the Ahl-e Haqq Tradition

What you'll learn: what makes the Persian tanboor different from every other lute in the Persian string family, why it's played with bare fingers, its role as the sacred instrument of the Ahl-e Haqq (Yarsan) tradition, and how master Ostad Elahi transformed its technique.