''Gol-e Sadbarg'' (), is the debut album of

Shahram Nazeri Shahram Nazeri (, ; born 18 February 1950) is a contemporary Iranian tenor of Kurdish origin from Kermanshah, Iran, who sings Sufi music, classical and traditional Kurdish and Persian music. He has been accompanied by some of the masters of Ira ...

released in 1984, containing eight tracks. The album consisted exclusively of the lesser-known poems of

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and was released on the 800th anniversary of the birth of

. The album became immensely successful and became the biggest selling album of both

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and Sufi music. Released amidst the

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further generated its popularity due to the difficult times. Nazeri was accompanied with

Setar A setar (, ) (lit: "Three String (music), Strings") is a stringed instrument, a type of lute used in Persian traditional music, played solo or accompanying voice. It is a member of the tanbur family of long-necked lutes with a range of more than ...

players

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and

Daf Daf (), also known as dâyere and riq, is an Iranian frame drum musical instrument, also used in popular and classical music in Persian-influenced South and Central Asia, such as in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, many ...

player

Bijan Kamkar The Kamkars (, ) is a Kurdish Iran musical family group of seven brothers and a sister, all from the city of Sanandaj, the capital of the Kurdistan province of Iran. The group has performed numerous concerts around the world, including their per ...

Impact

The popularity of the album made

classes popular around Iran.

Track listing

References

1984 albums Persian-language albums {{1980s-folk-album-stub