The Background of naqqāre- ḵāne (the musicians of the music band) and naqqāre-navāzī (kettle-drum beating), in the Ᾱstān Quds Rażavī in an Interview with Mr. Aqvām Šokūhī

Recording the memories and historical information of individuals along with other written documents can provide a solution for researchers in the field of contemporary history studies. Hence, the Oral History Archive of the Management of Documents and Press Affairs of the Libraries, Museums and Documentation Center of Ᾱstān Quds Rażavī have moved on the same path to document oral history of Imām Reżā’s holy shrine and respond to the needs of the researchers.

The approach of this article included the presentation of historical material and information on the situation of the naqqāre-ḵāne, naqqārečī, and kettle-drum beating in the holy shrine of Imām Reżā(AS) in the contemporary history. This article was written by interviewing one of the most prominent kettle-drum beating of Ᾱstān Quds Rażavī, Mr. Ahmad Aqvām Š􀆽okūhī􀇉 okouhi.

The research findings provided valuable information about the historical background of the naqqāre- ḵāne (the musicians of the music band , the problems and difficulties of kettle-drum bearing in the past, the characteristics of wood (the musicians of the music band during the Qājār period, a comparison between the old and new naqqāre- ḵāne , familiarity with the instruments of kettle-drum beating , the type of praying as mentioning zekr- ḵānī( commemorate) , and the specific times of the kettle-drum beating.