Shahidi The Masters of Persian Traditional Music "Persian music, probably has assimilated many melodic types of Arabs, Turkish, or Caucasian origin, while retaining some of their original features. Conversely, Persian music, as a result of its high level of attainment, has influenced those same musical traditions." (information from CD's program notes, unfortunately there was no information about Shahidi) "The Masters of Persian Traditional Music" was released by Caltex Records which has many other Persian music CDs. You can see their catalog and purchase CDs at their web-site. Artists and their recordings in this category: Shahidi: The Masters of Persian Traditional Music Mohammad Reza Shadjarian & Ensemble Aref Dastgah Chahargah click on the names to see the CDs from that country: Armenia Lebanon Turkey Egypt Morocco Other Iran Palestinian Heritage Contemporary Iraq Sudan Israel Tunisia