TEHRAN – The Iranian ensemble Naqsh will perform at the 11th Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival, an Uzbek event dedicated to songs from the Orient.

The band led by tar player Amir Sharifi will perform pieces from the Qajar period (1794-1925) in Samarkand on Friday, the organizers have announced.

Vocalist Mojtaba Asgari will accompany Naghsh, which also features Mohammad Eshqi on santur, Elmira Mardaneh on kamancheh, Marjan Mehraban on qanun and Soheil Allahdadian on tonbak.

The biennial festival will come to an end on August 30.

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