Street Music in Iran

Many street musicians have become a tourist attraction in their own right, known for creating a lively and melodic atmosphere.
As one of the oldest cities in Iran, Isfahan has some of the country’s most deeply entrenched musical traditions. Street musicians often play an important role in religious ceremonies but there’s also a spontaneous nature to the music that fills Isfahan’s streets. While you’re in Isfahan, you can visit traditional bazaar ,as a music lover's spot, and just a few minutes spend on this legendary place.

Street music in Iran

Explore the unknown city of Abarkooh

Situated in southwest of Yazd, Abarkooh is a small town next to a salted desert with the same name. Many of its buildings are characterized by adaptation to the desert environment. One of the places worth visiting is the Aghazadeh house of Qajar period, one of the best examples of harmony between architecture and climate, constructed with adobe and wood. Another wonder of this town is the cypress of Abarkooh, in southwest of the city. In the middle of a landscaped area appears this phenomenon of nature; a tree with a height of 25 meters and a perimeter of 11.5 meters at its trunk and 18 meters higher up around its branches; It is estimated to be 4000 years old.

Abarkooh Cypress. Yazd-Iran

The Iranian cypresses.

Cypress is a beautiful and evergreen tree which is grown widely in Iran and it is known as the symbol of strength and freedom in Iranian myths and literature. Cypress trees are seen among the reliefs of the Apadana palace of Persepolis, showing the beliefs and customs of the ancient Iranians. The Persian painters have painted cypress trees in their miniatures and the carpet weavers have weaved this historical motif on their carpets. It is said that the famous Iranian motif “Boteh jeghe” (paisley), which is seen on the Termeh and Pateh textiles, is the changed form of Iranian cypress.

                    

                 Cypress trees on a Persian rug.                         The cypress tree in Persepolis.

Most of the great Persian poets like Hafiz, Molana and Khayam have wisely used the word cypress as a metaphor in their verses to describe the beauty of their beloved. In the Persian gardens, cypress trees have been planted around the gardens for specifying the area of the garden. The cypress trees in Shiraz, known as the city of historical gardens, are so famous because of being soaring and lofty and they are called Sarv- e Naz (the charming cypress).