Amir Amiri speaks about the santur, and his new album, Ajdad

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Cafe International

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Join host Dan Rosenberg on a radio series featuring interviews with musicians from around the world, from Fatoumata Diawara to Goran Bregovic where we learn about folk music and its history.

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Join host Dan Rosenberg on a radio series featuring interviews with musicians from around the world, from Fatoumata Diawara to Goran Bregovic where we learn about folk music and its history.

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Amir Amiri speaks about the santur, and his new album, Ajdad - Ancestors, Echoes of Persia

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1 year ago

Amir Amiri speaks about the santur, and his new album, Ajdad - Ancestors, Echoes of Persia

On today’s show, we’ll learn about the ancient Persian instrument, the santur – a 72 stringed dulcimer that dates back to 500 BCE with one of its leading masters – Amir Amiri

His latest CD is called Ajdad – Ancestors, Echoes of Persia. One of the themes the album explores is the connection between Persian and Arabic culture.

Those connections between Persian and Arabic culture were severed in Iran in the 1980s because of the Iraq-Iran war.