Yervant1 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 14:46 11/12/2012 » Culture Cultural theft goes on: Iranian tar registered by UNESCO as Azerbaijani cultural heritage The theft of Iran’s cultural heritage goes on, says an article by Iranian news website Tabnak.ir.The author of the article condemns the fact that Iranian tar (stringed musical instrument) was registered by UNESCO as cultural heritage of the Azerbaijani Republic in the presence of Iranian officials.“It is very surprising and ridiculous that tar, which has Persian origin, is registered as ownership of a country that has non-Persian speaking population. Where were the Iranian delegates commissioned to UNESCO while the registration was taking place?” writes the author.Referring to mentions of tar in documents preserved from the period of Achaemenid king Kyros the Great, Iranian musicologist Behruz Vejdani said, “Azerbaijan applies for tar’s UNESCO registration, while Iran had tar prior to the emergence of the Azerbaijani Republic. Moreover, the current territory of Azerbaijan was part of Iran until the Treaty of Turkmenchay was signed.”“Besides, tar was used by regional countries such as Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Tajikistan as a common musical instrument,” Vejdani concluded. Source: Panorama.am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 if azeris know how to make TAR why is it that we get requests to sale them TAR for 17 years now:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 They don't make, only steal!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Azeries couldn't even invent and play this instrument let alone TAR: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 PERFORMANCE ART OF THE TAR HAS DEVELOPED THANKS TO ARMENIANSArtak Barseghyan "Radiolur"http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/01/10/performance-art-of-the-tar-has-developed-thanks-to-armenians/18:26 10.01.2013 Armenian gusans have been playing Tar for centuries. However,Azerbaijan once decided to 'appropriate' it on the internationallevel and present it as their national instrument. Artistic directorand conductor of the "Sharakan" ensemble Daniel Yerazhisht describesthis campaign as another falsification of Baku. According to him, the step should be severely criticized, as ithas nothing to do with reality. The trends in Baku are troublesome,as the cultural field is also being mined, he added. Daniel Yerazhisht said many Tar players in Azerbaijan were of Armeniandescent, and this was widely spoken about in the Soviet times. Artistic director and conductor of "Tkzar" ensemble Karlen Mirzoyanstarted playing Tar at an early age. According to him, the disputesover this musical instrument are not new. He added that the performanceart of the Tar has developed thanks to Armenians. Karlen Mirzoyan believes a film about the Armenian musical instruments,including the Tar, should be shot and presented to the internationalcommunity. According to him, this will help prevent the disseminationof Azerbaijani lies in this field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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