Played heavily in the Celtic regions of Galicia and Asturias, resembling a bridge between the Scottish pipes and medieval European pipes.
Direct relatives of the Middle Eastern bagpipes, typically made from an entire goat or sheep skin. 🇮🇷 The Neyanban of Bushehr
Now living in France, Saeid and his son Naghib frequently collaborate with international jazz and Western classical musicians, proving that the ancient Neyanban can adapt perfectly to modern, improvisational music landscapes.
Their performances are highly energetic and feature complex syncopated percussion. They use traditional instruments like the Dammam (drum), Boogh (goat horn), and Senj (cymbals) alongside the Neyanban.
Saeid Shanbehzadeh took this deeply localized, trance-inducing folk music and brought it to global stages like the Kennedy Center and the Louvre.
Bushehr has historically been a massive cultural melting pot. Its music is an amalgam of Persian, Arab, African, and Indian influences brought over centuries by sailors, traders, and the African diaspora in the Persian Gulf. 🎶 The Shanbehzadeh Ensemble
A complex, bellows-blown bagpipe known for its sweet, mellow tone and wide melodic range.
While most people associate bagpipes strictly with Scotland, the instrument is ancient and spans dozens of cultures across the globe. The core mechanism—an airtight reservoir (bag) supplying air to one or more reeds—has been adapted to countless local aesthetics.
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