Tanbur Videos
Tanburban brings together performances on the tanbur, the long-necked lute at the heart of the Kurdish Yarsan tradition: ritual Yarsan maqams, albums, concerts, solo and ensemble playing, documentaries and lessons – from the narrators and masters of the past to today’s players. Browse the videos by category, or open a playlist to hear albums and courses in their original order. Many tracks come with a note on the maqam, its verses, the performers and its background.
3:5031 – Maqam (Tarz) Tala Savaran (“He Who Rides Tala”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
3:4271 – Gol va Khak (“The Flower Went into the Earth”)
1 view · Jan 19, 2015
4:0220 – Maqam (Tarz) Lami Lami (“O Absolute Light”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
2:3649 – Soltan-e Dine 2 (“The Sultan of Our Faith”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
2:4744 – Pishravari Pardivari (“Leader of Pardivar”)
1 view · Jan 19, 2015
2:2459 – Yaran va Baten (“Companions, from the Unseen World”)
1 view · Jan 19, 2015
3:1435 – Maqam (Tarz) Shah Meyu (“He Comes, He Graces Us with His Presence”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
3:0512 – Maqam (Tarz) Hagh Davud (“Holy Davud Is the Manifestation of the Truth”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
2:5921 – Maqam (Tarz) Yar Davud (“Our Friend, Davud”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
2:4707 – Maqam (Tarz) Soltan-e Dine 1 (“The Sultan of Our Faith”)
5 views · Jan 19, 2015
2:1168 – Pavamuri 2 (“Sitting by the Mur (Lament)”)
3 views · Jan 19, 2015
3:3154 – Davud Na Kura (“Davud in the Furnace of the Sun”)
3 views · Jan 19, 2015
1:5411 – Maqam (Tarz) Agha Yar Davud (“Our Lord Davud”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
2:3457 – Haghan, Haghan (“It Is the Very Truth”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
3:3555 – Shah Khoshini 2 (attributed to Shah Khoshin)
1 view · Jan 19, 2015
3:5433 – Maqam (Tarz) Rezhyan Dalahu (“Dalahu Was Showered with Light”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
5:1962 – Do Vala (“Two Lovers”)
3 views · Jan 19, 2015
3:0470 – Alvan (the Alvan River)
1 view · Jan 19, 2015
2:3142 – Khas Bazhana (“Ordain It Well”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
4:3109 – Maqam (Tarz) Beyan va Yari (“Hasten to Help”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
1:2848 – Ha Ha 2 (“Yes, Yes”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
4:5304 – Maqam (Tarz) Hay Lava (“Lulla, Lullaby”)
2 views · Jan 19, 2015
3:2924 – Maqam (Tarz) Shakhoshin or Shah Khoshini 1 (attributed to Shah Khoshin)
1 view · Jan 19, 2015
7:1563 – Sarukhani
3 views · Jan 19, 2015

