The Sorahi is a new Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian musical instrument , a member of the family of Bowing string instruments, developed by the Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian musician M. R. Shajarian. This string instrument

String instrument

A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...

 can cover the sound range produced by soprano, alto, bass and contra bass instruments.

Shahnaz ensemble, accompanied by M. R. Shajarian, has held its concert from Oct. 9 to 13, 2008 in Tehran featuring Sorahi.

Sources

• Delawaz (dead link)
• Shajarian designs new string instrument Presstv news, 8 Oct 2008.
• "صراحی" استاد شجریان رونمایی می شود, Mehrnews