He said that the history of the santur in Iran can be traced back to the Qajar era (1794-1925) via its appearance in Persian paintings and miniatures of that time. He went on to explain that the ...

Two members of the quartet, Gelareh and Arman Habibi, are in to give us a tour of their instruments (the kamancheh and the santur) and to perform an improvisation live in the studio.