Tune into divine madness in the form of the Sufi zikr ceremony, the ecstatic recitation of the name(s) of God.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 10:00am

1. Rituel de Zikr (rec. Sanandaj, Iran 1993)
Karim Safvati - leader, voice & daf [frame drum], Qâderi Dervishes
Kurdistan: Zikr et chants soufis: Les derviches qâderi de Sanandaj (Iran)
Ocora, C 560071-72
100'

Set #2 - 10:00am - 11:00am

2. Nowruz & Kurdish Folksongs
24:01

3. Dastgâh-e Chahargah
44:31

Tracks 2-3 (rec. 1990)
Nowruz: Traditional & Classical Music
Sharam Nazeri - voice; Ensemble Alizadeh: Hossein Alizadeh - musical director & tar [long-necked lute]; Abdolnaghi Afsharnia - ney [reed flute]; Said Faradjpouri - kemanche [spike fiddle]; Mohammad Ghavihelm - dohol [double-headed drum] & daf; Farroch Mazhari - tar; Djamal Samawati - robab [short-necked lute]; Mehdi Setayeshgar - santur [hammered dulcimer]; Ali Ahbar Shekartshi - kemanche; Khosro Soltani - zurna [oboe], Arshad Tahmasebi - tar; Hassan Zargari - tombak [goblet drum]
World Network, 58.395