Ibn Hawqal, on Xth century, described Luristan and Fars as the main settling region of Kurds, Lurs and Beluches, which he considered as relatives each others. Sheref Khan of Bitlis, on XVIthe century, still included Lur dynasties in his Kurdish Princes history. It is only at the XXth century that linguists have separated Lur from Kurdish languages, and moreover Lurs and Bakhtyars consider themselves as Kurds’ cousins more than their brothers.
However, one or two milleniums of narrow neighboring and osmosis, adding to a probable common ancestor-language, make that the folk songs of Luristan and Fars should not be ignored when we study Kurdish music. Recorded in 1974, 5 years before the Islamic Revolution, these musics are unvaluable testimonies of nomadic culture in South-Western Iran, and awsome beautiful songs also.
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