118. Yar Didakani Benyamin Piran – Farid Elhami (Millennium of Tanbur)

One of the Haqqani (sacred) maqams of the Pardivar period, handed down by all the masters in the Guran and Sahneh regions. This performance is based on the version (narration) of Seyed Ghasem Afzali and Seyed Vali Hosseini.

Yar didakani Benyamin piran / Pir Musi vazir Davud dastgiran

Other refrains (sarband) are also sung to the melody of this maqam, including:

Yar didakani golram baghi / Jam mastan o Benyamin saghi
Yar didakani hushan hush / Beshkar Benyamin besh makru besh

From the collection Millennium of Tanbur (Hezareh-ye Tanbur); tanbur and vocals: Farid Elhami.