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

Update: 2024-10-15

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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.

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

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

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