Classical Music of Iran: The Dastgah Systems

Ella Zonis Mahler’s compilation of these Iranian classical music performers was originally issued on Folkways Records in 1966. Ten of the twelve model melodic patterns (dastgahs) are represented here, in a variety of instrumental and vocal performances.

Track Listing

101	Dastgah of Mahour	Ahmad Ebadi	09:27
102	Avaz of Bayate Esfahan	Mohamad Heydari	07:43
103	Avaz of Afshari	Asghar Baharai	03:16
104	Dastgah of Shour	Khatereh Parvaneh	11:02
105	Dastgah of Chahargah	Houshang Zarif	04:52
106	Dastgah of Homayoun	Hassan Kassayi	04:30
107	Dastgah of Segah	Ali Tajvidi, Nasser Effetah, and Hossein Fakhtei	11:37
108	Avaz of Bayate Tork	Houshang Zarif	06:10
109	Avaz of Abu Ata	Housang Zarif and Khatereh Parveneh	09:28
110	Avaz of Dashti	Ahmad Ebadi	05:24