Tanbur Playing (Yar)

The music video “Yar” tries to portray a seeker of truth who, on an inner journey, meets two kindred companions and, through empathy alone, becomes one with them in step and in voice…

In the Yarsan faith the word “yar” has two meanings:
1. the followers of the Yari faith (women and men);
2. the Truth (Hazrat-e Soltan, Khavandkar).
In one of the Yarsan Kalams (religious sayings), Hazrat Sheikh Amir says: “Friends, the Friend is coming; good tidings, friends – the voice of the Friend is coming.” Here “yaran” (the plural of yar) means the followers of the Yari faith, and “yar” means Hazrat-e Soltan, or Khavandkar.
One of the sacred invocations of the Yarsan is “Avval akhar yar” (First and last, the Yar). First and last are two of God's affirmative attributes and yar means God; the phrase is said at the start and end of Yarsan invocations.
In one of his sayings addressed to Hazrat Sheikh Amir, Hazrat Seyed Farzi says: “Faithful friend, eternal man, faithful friend.” Here yar means companion or friend, and Seyed Farzi refers to Sheikh Amir's earlier lives (dun).
Further explanation is beyond the scope of this text.

P.S. The tuning of “Yar” is not one of the traditional tanbur tunings but a newly devised one.
P.S. 2: The singing in this piece is taken from Maqam Khamusheh Gian.