Bandari is a style in the Persian music which stems from Iran's south, around the Persian Gulf region and was used by sailors and harbour-workers for centuries. It is a rhythmic type of dance music played fast and slow using quarter tone that can be vocalized and played. It is played mostly in weddings and other celebrations. The name of this style means "haven music" and comes from the Persian word bandar meaning haven (harbor). Moosiqi Asil or Persian music is the traditional and indigenous music of Persia and Persian-speaking countries: musiqi, the science and art of music, and moosiqi, the sound and performance of music (Sakata 1983). ... It has been suggested that Persian Gulf States be merged into this article or section. ... Persian is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Bandar (in Persian بندر) is a Persian word meaning port and haven. Etymologically it combines Persian بند Band (enclosed) and در dar (gate, door) meaning an enclosed area (i. ... A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences), or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ...

The major musical instruments used in the bandari style are:

• The ney hamban is an instrument made of goat's skin similar to Irish bagpipes and is played by blowing.
• The dombak is a percussion instrument made of animal skin and skin of walnut tree.
• The daf is a percussion instrument made of animal skin and a wooden frame like the head of a drum, with jingles on the rim, similar to the tambourine.
• The darbuka is a percussion instrument made of fish skin and clay.

Modern Persian bandari bands use rhythmic instruments such as the frame drum, darbuka, jemba, talking drum, quinto, conga, and acoustic and electric drums specialized in 6/8 rhythm which are used in a creative way. A piper playing the Great Highland Bagpipe. ... The Goblet drum is a goblet or hour-glass shaped hand drum used in Arab music, Persian music, Balkan music and Turkish music. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... Species See text The walnuts (genus Juglans) are plants in the walnut family Juglandaceae. ... The word daf and similar can mean: The word daff is a colloquial short form of daffodil. ... Köçek with tambourine c. ... The Goblet drum is a goblet or hour-glass shaped hand drum used in Arab music, Persian music, Balkan music and Turkish music. ... A framedrum is a membranophone that has a drumhead diameter greater than its depth. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A pair of congas The conga is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin, probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums. ...

One of the most famous modern Bandar bands is Sandy. Sandy is a Persian rap/pop music group that was popular in the 1990s. ...