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The dotar, or dutar, named for its two strings, is an instrument of the lute family popular among the Kurds of Khorasan, northeastern Iran.
Most men in the villages here, especially among the older generations, own a dotar. But children also pick up the instrument.
In the city of Quchan, near the border with Turkmenistan, Omed Sabiri has played the dotar for 22 years and eight years ago he started crafting them by hand.
Khorasan has a rich multicultural heritage and you’ll hear music from Kurdish, Turkish, Persian, Tat, and Turkmen traditions.
Music groups from Khorasan perform in festivals locally and internationally.
Most men in the villages here, especially among the older generations, own a dotar. But children also pick up the instrument.
In the city of Quchan, near the border with Turkmenistan, Omed Sabiri has played the dotar for 22 years and eight years ago he started crafting them by hand.
Khorasan has a rich multicultural heritage and you’ll hear music from Kurdish, Turkish, Persian, Tat, and Turkmen traditions.
Music groups from Khorasan perform in festivals locally and internationally.
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