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The Sacred Lute: The Art of Ostad Elahi

Tchapī (Tchūpī)

The terms Tchapī and Tchūpī mean ecstasy and enthusiasm, and designate a dance expressing spiritual exaltation. This piece, rendered on his five-string tanbur, is introduced as follows: “Tchapī intended for myself.” Later, Ostad would explain that at that moment it was as though he were inhabited by the Divine, a well-known motif in the mystical tradition.

Tchapī (Tchūpī)

The Sacred Lute: The Art of Ostad Elahi

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