Zahirok

Zahīrōk (Balochi:زهیروک) is one of the musical forms of Balochistan and the Baloch people, especially in southern Balochistan region of Makran. The genre expresses deep feeling and strong emotions about separation.[1]

In the beginning, Zahirok was only sung by two groups of Baloch women.[2]

Some Balochs often believe that zahırok is the basis of all Balochi music and the essence of the melodies used in singing Balochi narrative song.[3]

Zahırok is one of the most important and well-known Balochi song genres, often described as the “Balochi classical music” by the Baloch themselves.[4][1]

  1. ^ a b "Zahirok: The Musical Base of Baloch Minstrelsy".
  2. ^ "BALUCHISTAN iv. Music of Baluchistan". Encyclopædia Iranica.
  3. ^ "Music of Makran: Traditional Fusion from Coastal Balochistan. Topic. TSCD 916. Recorded and annotated by Anderson Bakewell. 2019., byHiromi Lorraine Sakata, 2020". cambridge. doi:10.2307/1519672.
  4. ^ "CULTURE: BUDDING LOVE FOR MUSIC".