Music from the Georgian part of northern Iran, Mazandaran province, known as “Gorji Mahalee” (The place of Georgians). This was forwarded to me by the Iranian-Georgian Association:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J598uJCKjds&feature=related

Many of Georgians were bought over to Mazanadaran province during the reign of Shah Abbas.

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