Luri music

Types of music

• Music of lyrics and romantic songs: Including music regarding lyrics that is about the expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. These musics like Heylaw, Binâ-binâ, Shirin & Khosrow lyrics, Sârixâni and Miruna are performed in different Luri music mughams.
• Music of Epic-Combat songs: These hymns represent the epic and combat values of the warriors among the tribes. The most famous examples of this section are Jange Loru and Dâya-Dâya.
• Music and songs of mourning: This music has more to do with the rituals and has been used extensively in mourning ceremonies from the ancient times. Čamari, Sahari, Šivani and Pâkotali are from the most famous of these moghams.
• Music and songs of seasons: music and special songs of different seasons like Barza-kuhi, Kuč-bâru and Mâla-jiri
• Music and songs related to work activities: To ease and speed up the work of nomadic men and women, these songs are sung individually or collectively.
• Comic music and songs: These are usually originated from impromptu satires about people, places or objects and are sometimes accompanied by humorous dramatic movements of someone or people.
• Religious hymn-music: These are generally based on the words of Yaresan, and their mystical and religious aspects are very deep.

  Music instruments

After 1979 revolution of Iran