The folk music of the Katooli hill tribe touches on various aspects - spirituality, stories of love, animals, sheep or cows, laments. It has remained unchanged for hundreds of years because the tribe lives in remote areas far from civilization. Parents and uncles teaches their children Maqam by listening and repeating them together when walking with animals. They make music to bring love into their lives in nature.
Dariush Rasouli - classical nay, percussion
Seyed Javad Hoseini - dutar, vocals
Seyed Mohammad Hoseini - dutar, vocals, folk nay
Abolghasem Beiki - vocals
Seyed Mohammad Hoseini learned to sing and play the dutar from his uncle at a young age. He has also mastered Maqam music and classical ney. He has won various awards at folk music festivals.
Seyed Javad Hoseini is the uncle of Seyed Mohammad. He is a talented artist in many fields such as painting, carving and woodwork and also makes his own instruments. He is a professional musician, has a good knowledge of Katooli Maqam music and can sing as well as play the dutar.
Dariush Rasouli is a classical Persian musician who studied Tehran music university. Born and raised in the same mountains as the rest of the band, he has been listening to Maqam music since childhood. His main instrument is the classical nay, with which he has travelled to many countries and won many awards.
Abolghasem Beiki is a singer who has studied Katooli Maqam music since childhood and has dedicated his life to preserving the cultural heritage of the tribe. He has participated in numerous folk music festivals and traditional celebrations.