The music of the Bakhshis of Khorasan

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2010 URL: Description: In Khorasan Province, the Bakhshis are renowned for their musical skill with the ’’dotār,’’ a two-stringed, long-necked lute. They recount Islamic and Gnostic poems and epics containing mythological, historical or legendary themes. Their music, known as ’’Maghami,’’ consists of instrumental and/or vocal pieces, performed in Turkish, Kurdish, Turkmen and Persian. ’