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The Sacred Lute: The Art of Ostad Elahi

Nour Ali Elahi

2014 · Le Chant du Monde / Harmonia Mundi · 17 tracks · 89 minutes

Two CDs, “Reflection” and “Reverence”, released for the 2014 exhibition “The Sacred Lute” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Published by Le Chant du Monde / Harmonia Mundi with the Metropolitan Museum.

Performers: Nour Ali Elahi (tanbur).

Both discs were released in Iran by the Mahoor Institute of Culture and Arts in Esfand 1402 SH (2024) as “Tanbur Solo 11: Echo and Reverence”; see the BeepTunes link on this page. The other volumes of the series are also listed in Tanburban’s music section.

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Tracks

Disc 1

  1. 1

    Sahari Suite

    7:52
  2. 2

    Sāru Khāni Suite

    6:21
  3. 3

    Shāh Hoseyni Suite

    6:46
  4. 4

    Tchapi / Tchupi

    6:18
  5. 5

    Sheykh Amiri Suite

    4:54
  6. 6

    Zir-E Dastān

    3:53
  7. 7

    Farangi Suite

    7:08

Disc 2

  1. 1

    Jelo Shāhi Suite

    7:32
  2. 2

    Ya Shāh to Bā Man Bāshi

    7:44
  3. 3

    Tār

    0:44
  4. 4

    Qātar Suite

    6:40
  5. 5

    Bālā Dastān

    3:39
  6. 6

    Tarz

    2:27
  7. 7

    Shekaste

    3:32
  8. 8

    Bābā Sarhangi Va Bābā Nāvusi

    5:22
  9. 9

    Do Bālā Va Karim Khāni

    3:21
  10. 10

    Gol Va Khār Suite

    5:04