Document Type : Original Article
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Associate professor, Department of Sociology, ,Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant professor, Department of Geomorphology, ,Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/scart.2025.142971.1667
Abstract
Music is a social production that related to language, site, identity, power and economy. The geography of music is a branch of cultural geography that attention to product, distribution and consumption of music. Zirak is one of the great Kurdish singer that recorded more than 1000 songs. He was born in Bokan ,working in Saqhez, Tabriz… experience of life and prison in Iran and Iraq, recording songs in Tehran , Kermanshah, Tabriz, Baghdad and extraordinary talent, exceptional voice make him a popular singer. The goal of research is investigate the geographical, social environment, Cultural center, name places, mountains and rivers in his song, some map prepare by software GIS. Theory of research rooted in American and Britain school of music geographical. The method of research is qualitative analysis. Data collected in two book by Nasirinia (2018) and Farshi (1996) and lived experiences. The results shows Zirak publish his song in public and private culture center.in his songs representative transnational, national and ethnic places, name of city, mountain and rivers. The meaning of places is diversity and reflected social and Individual subjects. The research Suggestion is that more research take done in the field of music geography and this subject included in the educational program of the country.
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