"Santur" Looks Like "Violin" for Los Angeles Times!

Pejman7
by Pejman7
20-Aug-2011
 

An article has been published in Los Angeles Times about Persian pop music.

There are few mistakes and misrepresentation of the facts in the piece but in general it's useful for those who are not familiar with current situation in Iran.

Regarding the mistakes for example, they have written about Persian instrument Santur "similar to violin", which is actually a joke! I left a comment! :)

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Pejman7

I think you mean "LA Times",

by Pejman7 on Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:32 AM PDT

I think you mean "LA Times", not "LA based" ! because to be honest for LA it's normal ! :)


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Ari Siletz

Pejman,

by Ari Siletz on Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:13 AM PDT

What did your censored comment say exactly?  

"he first learned to play on the santur, an Iranian version of a violin"

This can be embarrassing for an LA based writer, if not corrected. 


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Pejman7

RE

by Pejman7 on Mon Aug 22, 2011 04:06 AM PDT

Asdollah: violin, Hossein: Santur, Jahangir: Tombak.

BTW Los Angeles Times has cencored my comment and has not corrected the mistake either! professional journalism! :)


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Ari Siletz

P_T_B_A

by Ari Siletz on Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:10 PM PDT

You have Asadollah right.

Hossein Malek: Santoor.

Jahangeer Malek: tonbak.

Also Abdollah Malek: tonbak

Aasadollah, Hossein and Abdollah were brothers.

Hossein (may still be alive, pushing 90. Pejman do you happen to know?) also built santoor and violion, and to my knowledge never confused the two :)


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P_T_B_A

Ari jan...

by P_T_B_A on Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:02 PM PDT

If remember it correctly, Asadolah Malet played the violin and Jahangeer malek played Santur.  Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

Yolanda, you are absolutely right; santur is something else.


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yolanda

..........

by yolanda on Sun Aug 21, 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Both santur and violin have strings and bridges! That is the only thing I know!


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Ari Siletz

Malek

by Ari Siletz on Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:30 AM PDT

 

One solution to the puzzle, "what do santoor and violin have in common, (besides both being muscial instruments)?"

1. Can you name which Malek played which instrument?

2. Can you give other solutions?


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yolanda

..........

by yolanda on Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:15 AM PDT

Thank you, P_T_B_A!~

I think Santur sounds more beautiful than xylophone 'cause the sound lingers longer in the air!


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P_T_B_A

Yolanda,,,

by P_T_B_A on Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:11 PM PDT

 would say the same thing.


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yolanda

........

by yolanda on Sat Aug 20, 2011 09:45 PM PDT

Apparently the writer is not Iranian!

I have no clue which Western instrument santur is similar to, but if I try really hard to make a far-fetched connection, I will say santur is similar to "xylophone"!


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