55 – Shah Khoshini 2 (attributed to Shah Khoshin)

Range: G, A♭, B, C, D (and D♭), E, F, G, A (and A♭).

Variable notes: D, A.

Tuning: Haft Dastan or Barz (C, C, G)

According to Heydar Kaki, this maqam (a melodic-modal piece of the tanbur repertoire), too, resembles the dastgah (modal system) of Chahargah in the radif (the canonical repertoire) of Persian music in its performance and melodic movement, and it gives the listener an epic feeling. This epic quality becomes even more evident through repeated downstrokes. A noteworthy point about this maqam is that the poems sung to it are in the Persian language.

This maqam in fact belongs to the era of Shah Khoshin and the fifth century AH (11th century CE), and the four brothers are none other than the four companions of Shah Khoshin: Kaka Riya (the counterpart of Pir Benyamin), Chelpi (the counterpart of Pir Davud), Shahriyar (the counterpart of Pir Musi), Sotun Reza (the counterpart of Baba Yadegar).