Norouz celebrated in Pakistan with traditional Iranian music

The event held at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) was attended by foreign diplomats, Director General of PNCA Syed Jamal Shah and a large number of Pakistani citizens.

Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost was the chief guest on the occasion.

The 'Shabdiz group' from Bushehr performed the Iranian folklore music and got huge applause from the audience.

They played a number of traditional Iranian string, wind and percussion instruments including the double-chested, plucked lute Persian Tar.

Iranian folk music is the traditional music of the people of Iran. Despite several common roots the folk music in each part of Iran varies and several music styles are completely distinct.

The audience highly praised the performances by the Iranian folklore music group at PNCA.
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