Concert: Tanbours, Epics, & Mysticism

Ali Akbar Moradi, Pejman Hedadi, Kourosh Moradi, and Arash Moradi performed at Stanford University on May 5, 2018. Concert sponsored by the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies and part of the Stanford Festival of Iranian Arts, co-sponsored by the Persian Student Association.
Concert by master Iranian musician Ali Akbar Moradi, joined by his two sons Kourosh and Arash Moradi. Ali Akbar plays the tanbour (Persian lute), considered the oldest string instrument of Iran. The performance is in two parts: the first part is based on Majlessi maqams, accompanying the Persian poetry of Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi and the Kurdish poet Hayran-Ali Shah. The second part is based on the Majazi maqams, using a variation of techniques and multiple arrangements. The concert itself contains a wide range of musical and technical variations, representing the rich musical and cultural heritage of Iran.
Ali Akbar Moradi began playing the tanbour at the age of seven and learned not only the music but the Kurdish maqam repertoire. He has won awards, recorded several albums, and performed in Europe, the United States, and Canada with singers like Shahram Nazeri and at the Royal Festival Hall in London. In addition to teaching the tanbour in Tehran and his hometown of Kermanshah, Ali Akbar is a dedicated scholar of the tanbour and continues to develop the legacy of the instrument and the regional Kurdish music.

[@mohammadmollazadegan686]

دستەکانت خۆش، تەمن درێژ بێت هۆنەری کوردوستان.❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@davooddavari5245]

درود وصد درود حق نگهدارتان باشه کل گروه تان .خیلی عالی عالی .🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@chiakurd4994]

دستەکانت خۆش، تەمن درێژ بێت هۆنەری کوردوستان.

[@ebrahimsadighim3287]

Wow. Wow.

[@dmitriykarpenko7740]

Peace and love to the Iranians and Iran!

[@aviramvijh]

Thank you so much for this. The wonderful people and civilisation or Iran.

[@armanraana8516]

Oh my God, you can't describe the beauty of this music by words. Amazing, wonderful. How much the Yarsan and Kurdish music are deeps. And hearing them from Master Moradi has another taste. Outstanding, Incredible. Thanks to all of the staff who made this event. Thanks to Maser Moradi and his group to create wonderful pieces of music.

[@zarathustra8789]

Wow, outstanding concert, must have been memorable to witness this in person. Thank you for sharing this beauty with us all.

[@mohammadmahdibahrami6755]

I wish I could be there❤️🇮🇷🤩

[@Shorshsaleh75]

هه‌ر بژیت مامۆستای ته‌مبور. ده‌نگ و په‌نجه‌ت نه‌ڕزێت.

[@ChineseMusicBGM]

we have many tanbur music

[@barzankhorshidsawar1979]

تنبور‌ ساز‌ مقدس‌ ایین‌ یارسان‌ ‌کردهاست

[@amirnavayi8030]

در معجزه کردن علی اکبر مرادی هرچه،بگوییم کم است. در عین حال از غوغای پژمان حدادی نباید غافل شد ♥♥♥♥♥ پژمان نابغه است

[@AHMADYAHYAZADEH]

دورود ، بسیار عالی‌ ، در مورد ریتم کمی‌ کم کاری شده ، قسمت دف نوازی ، نتونست خوب به ساز روح رو بده ! با یک نظر شخصی‌ تنبک شما را بیشتر میپسندیم

[@PooyaRadbon]

A shame for Stanford for bringing such low level musicians out of a few who deserve to be heard.

[@Alimofrad190]

Why are you saying this?

[@hkkari3882]

دقیقه ۲۴ رو که خوندی آقای مرادی بهتر بود نمیخوندی چون سید خلیل عالی نژاد خونده بود فاصله از زمین تا آسمون هست روحت شاد سید خلیل

[@saeedrezaee6982]

سلام تا هنر مند را نشناسی هنرش ل ذت بخشه وقتی شاختی ازهنرَ متفر میشی

[@khosrotohidi7575]

دقیقه ۲۴ قشنگ خواند ، سیدجلیل دیگه کیه ،