{"id":39281,"date":"2019-10-01T18:22:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T18:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=39281"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:30:28","slug":"music-in-the-air-in-bushehr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/music-in-the-air-in-bushehr\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushehr: Where Music Breathes Life Into the Persian Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bushehr is one of those magic cities that has kept its intangible cultural heritage alive and glowing. From stunning stories and legends to phenomenal mourning ceremonies, Bushehr has it all, and each event comes with its own music style. There are several music festivals that take place in Bushehr each year and today we want to take a look at some of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/music-in-the-air-in-bushehr\/#the-ava%e2%80%93nava-festival\" >THE AVA\u2013NAVA FESTIVAL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/music-in-the-air-in-bushehr\/#koocheh-festival-alley-festival\" >KOOCHEH FESTIVAL (ALLEY FESTIVAL)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/music-in-the-air-in-bushehr\/#a-combination-of-music-styles-and-instruments\" >A COMBINATION OF MUSIC STYLES AND INSTRUMENTS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-ava-nava-festival\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-ava%e2%80%93nava-festival\"><\/span>THE AVA\u2013NAVA FESTIVAL<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, let\u2019s take a look at the official Festival of Ava va Nava-ye Mahalli (Local Voices and Melodies) as a part of artistic events that happens in Bushehr\u2019s Week every year. This is a state organized event that covers many different subjects, from traditional games to sport competitions. Also from street theatre to drawing sketches of historical buildings, this week long event brings joy and creativity to the community right before the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iran-nowruz-celebration-preparing\/\" title=\"Iranian Preparing To Celebrate Nowruz: The Persian New Year\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"99912\">Persian New Year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-39286\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-3.jpg\" alt=\"Music In The Air In Bushehr\" class=\"wp-image-39286\" title=\"Music In The Air In Bushehr\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-3-780x328.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-3-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-3-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-3-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-3-705x296.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-3-450x189.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Music in the air in bushehr photo: fajrmusicfestival. Com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ava-Nava festival takes place from March 1st to March 8th every year. It usually begins with a tribute to RaisAli Delvari and Khalou Hossein Bord Khuni, two important figures of the 9 months struggle of Dashtestani groupe during Great Britain\u2019s Siege of Bushehr in 1915. After that, music performances of Folk bands from Bushehr begin, and in the following nights, there are folk music performances from the region and other parts of Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f94931\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:25px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Best Hotels in Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8c8af59c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/hotel?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiraninbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click and explore<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-1024x576.jpg);background-position:52% 66%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/hotel?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiraninbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Book A Hotel In Iran\" class=\"wp-image-62099 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival ends on the night of March 8th which is called \u201cDay of Bushehr\u201d, in remembrance of the opening day of the first school in this town 120 years ago. Each year of the festival can accompany programs related to the events of that year, such as a book signing event, gathering to honor a university professor, honoring martyrs of the city, and one of the events for example, was in 2017 when 16 trees were planted in honor of 16 deceased firefighters of an incident in <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/tehran-travel-guide\/\" title=\"Tehran\">Tehran<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-39287 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-4.jpg\" alt=\"Music In The Air In Bushehr\" class=\"wp-image-39287\" title=\"Music In The Air In Bushehr\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-4.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-4-780x328.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-4-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-4-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-4-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-4-705x296.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Music-In-The-Air-In-Bushehr-4-450x189.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Organizers of the event say they want to revive the whispering songs, tunes behind closed windows and murmuring songs of passersby. Photo: koochehfestival. Ir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-koocheh-festival-alley-festival\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"koocheh-festival-alley-festival\"><\/span>KOOCHEH FESTIVAL (ALLEY FESTIVAL)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The other music festival in Bushehr is an independent event called Koocheh Festival (Alley Festival) and is entirely organized by the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event follows the previously described festival with a rich experience of folklore music of different regions of Iran. It is an effort to keep the oral and musical heritage of Iran alive, as it has been vulnerable in recent decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/iran-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/surfiran-tours.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Tours with SURFIRAN\" class=\"wp-image-69140\" title=\"Iran Tours with SURFIRAN\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/surfiran-tours.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/surfiran-tours-780x310.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/surfiran-tours-768x306.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers of the event say they want to revive the whispering songs, tunes behind closed windows and murmuring songs of passersby. They aim to bring forgotten music of this land to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-combination-of-music-styles-and-instruments\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a-combination-of-music-styles-and-instruments\"><\/span>A COMBINATION OF MUSIC STYLES AND INSTRUMENTS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bushehr\u2019s music is a pleasant combination of music styles and instruments that stretches from coast of India to regions of Africa. Iranians have been skillful sailors from thousands of years ago and they have traveled as far as China or southern African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with the trade goods, they would bring back cultures and customs that influenced the culture in southern regions of Iran. That is why you can find African tunes and Indian intonations in Bushehri music. Several music styles of Bushehr have been recognised as Iran\u2019s Intangible Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some great examples are Sharveh Khani, a sorrowful melody of love, Zaar, a therapeutic music, Neyme Khani, the music of shipboard sailors and finally <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/meet-surfiran-at-itb-india-2024-and-roadshow\/\" title=\"Meet SURFIRAN at ITB India 2024 and Roadshow\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"100692\">Khayyam<\/a> Khani which is an old tradition of singing poetry of Khayyam, one of Iran\u2019s most reputable poets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/isfahan-music-museum\/\">Isfahan Music Museum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/things-nobody-tells-about-iran\/\">7 Things Nobody Tells You About Iran<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/exploring-persian-gulf\/\">Exploring the Persian Gulf<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/what-are-irans-most-beautiful-cities\/\">Iran&#8217;s Diverse Cities: Architectural and Cultural Wonders<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hazelnut-harvest-in-rudbar-gilan\/\">Rudbar&#8217;s Hazelnut Bounty: An Inside Look at Harvesting in Gilan<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;39281&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;36&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (36 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bushehr: Where Music Breathes Life Into the Persian Gulf&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;102.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 102.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">\n            5\/5 - (36 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feel the rhythm of Bushehr, where music is the city&#8217;s heartbeat. 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