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.
1:17Khan Amiri – Ador Hooyar and Shakiba Khaki
Dec 21, 2021
3:14Khan Amiri – Ador Hooyar and Gürkan Özkan
Dec 1, 2021
4:35Improvisation on a newly repaired tanbur – Ador Hooyar
May 23, 2021
2:38Nad-e Ali – dervish chants – Ador Hooyar
Dec 20, 2020
6:28Improvisation in maqam Baba Faghani – Ador Hooyar
Jun 18, 2020
3:23Mashq-e Yar (Love reminder) – Ador Hooyar
Apr 29, 2020
4:45Soltan-e Man – Ador Hooyar
Jan 6, 2020
4:42Dam-e Eshq (Trapped in Love) – Ador Hooyar
Dec 17, 2019
5:46Dam dam-e Isa (The Breath of Jesus) – tanbur and voice by Ador Hooyar
Oct 20, 2018
7:08Reunion with the Beloved – tanbur improvisation by Ador Hooyar
Sep 25, 2018
15:33Meditation music with tanbur – Ador Hooyar
Jun 21, 2018
6:23Maste Hoo – Ador Hooyar (music video)
Jun 27, 2017
3:13Ador Hooyar at the Çığ Culture and Art Association – 3, with Mustafa Özarslan
Jun 16, 2017
12:25Ador Hooyar at the Çığ Culture and Art Association – 2, with the Gelawêj daf group
Jun 16, 2017
12:46Ador Hooyar at the Çığ Culture and Art Association – 1
Jun 16, 2017
4:08The Sound of Solitude – tanbur improvisation by Ador Hooyar
Apr 11, 2017
12:14Tanbur jam session with young musicians in Ankara – Ador Hooyar
Nov 23, 2016
7:13Ador Hooyar’s tanbur solo from “Journey of Simorgh”, Istanbul
Nov 5, 2016
5:07Hoo Hoo Yar – Ador Hooyar
Apr 10, 2016