Dear Sue,
An Iranian market, it is very interesting. Do they sell Iranian things? For example Iranian foods, drinks and spices.
Thank you for writing about Canada. I enjoy it.
Words, they are my big problem because I don’t know many words. Reading and memorizing words is very difficult for me, but words are necessary.
That piece that I sent to your mail called Khazan (autumn). A piece from an Iranian maestro that his name is Parvize Meshkatian (the man who plays Santour on that clip).
That instrument is Daf.
It is a mystical musical instrument.
The Riq (or Daf)The riq (or Daf) is a very ancient musical instrument that existed in the Mesopotamia region more than 3000 years B.C. It is a small tambourine traditionally covered with a goat or fish skin head, stretched over a wooden frame inlaid with mother of pearl. The riq has five sets of two pairs of brass cymbals spaced evenly around the frame. The cymbals are what produce the beautiful jingle sound.
I saw a zither, but I cannot download that file. It is played with fingers, I think. It is like Ghanon. GHanon is very beautiful musical instrument and it is an Iranian instrument. It is very expensive.
No, they are not hammers. It is like a pick that make from wood. We called them Mezrab. In payvarism, players paste some felt on the Mezrabs. Sometimes Mezrabs are without felt.
Take care,
Bahman
