Sacred Kurdish Tanbur Music: Ali Akbar Moradi February 2, 2008

The music of Kurdistan, little known in the US, is performed by Ali Akbar Moradi, the greatest living master of the tanbur, an ancient lute traditionally used in religious ceremonies. His program features meditative improvisations based on the repertoire of the Yarsan people, the followers of a mystical faith associated with Sufism, who live in western Iran.