Amir Amiri speaks about the santur, and his new album, Ajdad - Ancestors, Echoes of Persia

On today’s show, we’ll learn about the ancient Persian instrument, the santur – a 72 stringed dulcimer that dates back to 500 BCE with one of its leading masters – Amir Amiri His latest CD is called Ajdad – Ancestors, Echoes of Persia. One of the themes the album explores is the connection between Persian and Arabic culture. Those connections between Persian and Arabic culture were severed in Iran in the 1980s because of the Iraq-Iran war.