ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF FOLK MUSIC IN QESHM ISLANDS, IRAN

Qeshm folk music is associated with different traditions, customs, rituals, and ceremonies delivering different manifestations. This music, as a collection of meaningful sounds and melodies rooted in the culture of the native people of this region, represents the culture of the people of the Persian Gulf. The variety of forms of these sounds and melodies over the years as cultural and ritual symbols have caused the differentiation of ethnic groups in different regions. The research method in this article is an ethnographic method. Applying this method by participatory observation and field studies, we studied the anthropology of Qeshm music.  Our research outcomes indicate that folk music, plays, sounds, and songs of the natives living in the Persian Gulf and Qeshm region are mixed with the ordinary mood of the people. Natives of Qeshm Island have their own instruments to play their own specific music. Qeshm folk music alone is able to introduce the special cultural features of this island that is effective in introducing and attracting tourism to this region.