Ali Tiyatraj
Ritual maqam singer, calligrapher and copyist of Yarsan scriptures
d. 2026The late Ostad Ali Tiyatraj (in some posts “Tiyatranj”) was a respected member of the Yarsan community: a scholar and singer of the ritual maqams, a calligrapher, a painter and a copyist of the Yarsan scriptures (daftars). From 2017 the channel “Navaye Tanbur” posted several maqams in his voice, among them Sheikh Amiri Guran (“Ey dus ni dam da”), Ali Ali Hu and Hana Faryadras Davud, and in August 2017 one of his paintings.
Death
On 24 June 2026 (3 Tir 1405) the channel announced his death, calling him a man of good deeds and good name in the Yarsan community. A few days later a text from a group of his friends described his large funeral and remembered his humility, sincerity and charity and his many students and admirers.
Source: Telegram channel “Navaye Tanbur”, July 2017 to June 2026. Photo from the death notice.
Music
Maqam Ali Ali Hu · Recordings of Ali Tiyatraj from the Navaye Tanbur channelPerformer- Maqam Hana Faryadras Davud · Recordings of Ali Tiyatraj from the Navaye Tanbur channelPerformer
- Maqam Sheikh Amiri Guran (Ey dus ni dam da) · Recordings of Ali Tiyatraj from the Navaye Tanbur channelPerformer
- Performance (untitled) · Recordings of Ali Tiyatraj from the Navaye Tanbur channelPerformer
- Recordings of Ali Tiyatraj from the Navaye Tanbur channelArtist