The bright shade of the region’s music festival from the language of the artists; the gray color of the 16th festival

According to Fars Music Reporter, these nights, the sound of regional music can be heard in Rudaki Hall, a festival that can be called a place to hear the sound of authentic Iranian instruments, and many future talents of local and native Iranian music can be identified by holding this festival.

On the sidelines of this musical event, we had a conversation with some of the artists and musicians of this area and asked their opinions about the strengths and weaknesses of the festival.

The gray color of the 16th festival

Mohammad Bajlawand, an artist from Lorestan, who played the fiddle in the district music festival, criticized the way the festival was held and told the music reporter of Fars News Agency: “During this period, the color and flavor of the festival was not felt.” In the past, the regional music festival had a different atmosphere. Artists from other countries were present, which made us interact and get to know our music with them. Also, all relatives must be present in the festival and the duration of the festival should be at least one week.

The artist added: “The music of the regions has changed from the past 10 years. I have a first-class badge, but no insurance has been awarded, and no permission is given to establish a school.” I have no complaints about this situation, I do my job because of my interest in this type of music. The conditions of many artists in this field are not good. Many of our problems will be solved if the authorities look at our jobs like normal jobs.

The positive event of the district music festival for women

Azam Javanbakht, the leader of the Geneva group and a dotar musician who participated in this festival with her daughter and son from Qochan, said: Geneva means the voice of women, which is a combination of Persian and Kurdish words. I also performed in the first stage of the festival, which was held in Gonbad, but the performance in Tehran was more interesting for me, and it is an opportunity to get to know many artists from all over the country, and I am very happy that I participated in this festival.

He noted: This festival is a positive event for women’s performances. We are only able to perform in Fajr music festival and music of the regions. Quchan city has many music artists, but unfortunately we do not have the right to perform; Of course, the whole performance is limited and not only for women. In the past, we used to perform at least once a month, but now this amount has decreased a lot.

It should be noted that the 16th regional music festival is being held from December 16 to 18 in Rudaki Hall. Also, the closing of this event will be held on January 19 with the presence of the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili.

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