Series
Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur Festival
Annual festival of the tanbur and its maqam music at Khaneh-ye Tanbur, Banzelan (Dalahu, Kermanshah province), since 2017.
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Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur (“Ancient Voices of the Tanbur”) is a festival devoted to the tanbur and its maqam music, held since 2017 at Khaneh-ye Tanbur (“House of the Tanbur”) in the village of Banzelan, Dalahu county, Kermanshah province. From its 2nd edition it was called the “Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Regional Music Festival”, and from its 5th edition the “Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Music Festival”.
Editions
Past editions
September 11 – 12, 2025
9th Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Music Festival (2025)
Edition 9
The 9th festival, held on 11–12 September 2025 at Khaneh-ye Tanbur in Banzelan (Dalahu), with a live final in maqam, improvisation and ensemble sections and a meeting with Kayhan Kalhor.
Khaneh-ye Tanbur (House of the Tanbur)
September 19 – 21, 2024
8th Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Music Festival (2024)
Edition 8
The 8th festival, held on 19–20 September 2024 at Khaneh-ye Tanbur in Banzelan (Dalahu): 100 entries, a live final and a workshop by Ardeshir Kamkar.
Khaneh-ye Tanbur (House of the Tanbur)
September 28 – 29, 2023
7th Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Music Festival (2023)
Edition 7
The 7th festival, held on 28–29 September 2023 at Khaneh-ye Tanbur in Banzelan (Dalahu), with a live final for 39 finalists in maqam singing and playing and tanbur improvisation.
Khaneh-ye Tanbur (House of the Tanbur)
September 12, 2022
6th Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Music Festival (2022)
Edition 6
The 6th edition (2022) named 54 finalists from video entries, but its in-person final at Khaneh-ye Tanbur on 29–30 September 2022 could not be held; the finalists’ recordings were to be re-judged.
Khaneh-ye Tanbur (House of the Tanbur)
July 26, 2021
5th Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Music Festival (2021)
Edition 5
Held online because of COVID-19, the 5th edition (July 2021) was judged from submitted videos; instead of a closing ceremony, winners were invited to Khaneh-ye Tanbur to collect their prizes.
Khaneh-ye Tanbur (House of the Tanbur)
August 8, 2020
4th Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Regional Music Festival (2020)
Edition 4
Held without an in-person stage because of COVID-19, the 4th edition (August 2020) chose its winners in tanbur, Kurdish wind instruments and Kurdish singing from submitted videos alone.
Khaneh-ye Tanbur (House of the Tanbur)
August 22 – 23, 2019
3rd Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Regional Music Festival (2019)
Edition 3
Live competition of tanbur soloists, maqam singers, Kurdish wind players and twelve ensembles from ten provinces, 22–23 August 2019, Khaneh-ye Tanbur, Banzelan (Dalahu).
Khaneh-ye Tanbur (House of the Tanbur)
August 31 – September 1, 2018
2nd Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur and Kurdish Regional Music Festival (2018)
Edition 2
The 2nd edition at Khaneh-ye Tanbur in Banzelan (31 August – 1 September 2018), with tanbur solo in four age groups, maqam singing, Kurdish instruments and hureh, and ensembles.
Khaneh-ye Tanbur (House of the Tanbur)
September 11 – 12, 2017
1st Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur Festival (2017)
Edition 1
The 1st regional Kohan Avaha-ye Tanbur Festival, 11–12 September 2017, Khaneh-ye Tanbur, Banzelan (Dalahu): call for entries, programme, finalists, winners, closing ceremony and press coverage.
Khaneh-ye Tanbur (House of the Tanbur)