Persian Nights Traditional Folk Music From Iran Presented By Jooya (1995)

"Zohreh Jooya is an Iranian singer who wants to show the world the beauty inherent in the traditions and culture of Persia, Iran's forebear. (Dit album met folk repertoire is daar een voorbeeld van.) Through her music and live performances, she tries to forge an understanding between different cultures of the world. And while she asks her European audiences to straddle two disparate worlds, she has been doing the same thing since 1980, when she settled in Vienna and became a voice student and studied classical music. She also went on to study Persian classical music. She has not limited herself to opera and European classical music. Her repertoire also stretches to include the classical music of her native land. In addition, her music features such traditional instruments as the du, a type of lute; the kamancheh, a type of violin; the ney, which is a flute; and the daf." (Allmusic)