Sedaye Sokhan-e Eshgh (Voice of Endearment) – Shahram Nazeri & Shams Ensemble

Sedaye Sokhan-e Eshgh (“The Voice of the Word of Love”, released internationally as Voice of Endearment) is the first officially released work of the Shams tanbur ensemble, sung by Shahram Nazeri and led by Keykhosrow Pournazeri (1983). Some pieces are sung in Persian and several in Kurdish; the poems are by Rumi, Nour Ali Shah Esfahani, Foroughi Bastami and Seyed Saleh, and the album takes its name from this line by Hafez:

I have heard nothing sweeter than the voice of the word of love – a keepsake that endures beneath this turning dome.

Vocals: Shahram Nazeri · Ensemble leader: Keykhosrow Pournazeri · Tanbur solo: Seyed Khalil Alinejad
Shams Ensemble: Seyed Khalil Alinejad, Golnazar Azizi, Ali Akbar Moradi, Siavash Nourpour, Seyed Faramarz Ranaei, Abdolreza Rahnama, Keykhosrow Pournazeri · Daf: Farshid Andalibi
Digital edition: Avaye Novin Isfahan (Az Sedaye Sokhan-e Eshgh, 2001)