A Linked Open Data model of Iranian regional and ritual music
type: Ontology
version IRI: http://www.radionavahi.org/ontology/test/2.1.0
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
language: en
language: fa
abstract: A curated conceptual knowledge graph of Iranian regional and ritual musics, derived from the Radionavahi archive and aligned with ACUSTEME methodological principles. Designed for visualization in Protégé and WebVOWL; serves as a Linked Open Data demonstrator for ethnomusicological data modeling.
contributor: Hossein Ebrahimi
creator: Radionavahi-LOD project
description: The Radionavahi Micro-graph is a curated conceptual knowledge graph that represents the universe of Iranian regional musics, instruments, ritual contexts, performers, and ethnic groups documented in the Radionavahi archive (https://radionavahi.com). It demonstrates the methodological transition from a document-based archive to a Linked Open Data resource that participates in the wider semantic web. The model follows ACUSTEME principles as a reference: it preserves emic categories, maintains semantic interoperability with external knowledge bases (Wikidata, GeoNames) via lightweight rdfs:seeAlso links, and avoids over-complex ontology design.
issued: 2026
language: eng
language: fas
modified: 2026
publisher: Radionavahi
source: radionavahi.com
subject: Cultural heritage
subject: Digital humanities
subject: Ethnomusicology
subject: Iranian music
subject: Linked Open Data
title: میکروگراف رادیونواحی @fa
status: published
preferred namespace prefix: test
preferred namespace uri: http://www.radionavahi.org/ontology/test#
comment: A Linked Open Data demonstrator for Iranian ethnomusicological data.
label: Radionavahi LOD Micro-graph
version info: 2.1.0

belongs to genre
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Class
  union of: Instrument
  union of: Ritual
range: Musical Genre
comment: Asserts that an instrument or a ritual is constitutively associated with a particular musical genre. The relation is many-to-many: an instrument can belong to multiple genres, and a genre comprises multiple instruments and rituals.
label: متعلق است به گونه @fa

born in
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Artist
range: Region
comment: Asserts that an artist was born in a particular region. Biographical anchoring, distinct from the regions where the artist performs.
label: متولد است در @fa

influenced by
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Musical Genre
range: Musical Genre
comment: Asserts a genealogical or stylistic influence between two musical genres. Direction matters: A influencedBy B claims that B preceded and shaped A, not the reverse.
label: تأثیر گرفته از @fa

is played in
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Class
  union of: Instrument
  union of: Ritual
range: Region
comment: Asserts that an instrument is performed in a region, or that a ritual takes place in a region. The two senses are united because both are claims about the geographic anchoring of a musical or ritual practice.
label: اجرا می‌شود در @fa

native to
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Ethnic Group
range: Region
comment: Asserts that an ethnic group is native to a particular region — their geographic origin or principal area of settlement.
label: بومی است در @fa

originates in
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Musical Genre
range: Region
comment: Asserts that a musical genre originated in a particular region. Captures the claim that the genre was *born* there, distinct from the regions where it is currently performed.
label: سرچشمه می‌گیرد از @fa

performs genre
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Artist
range: Musical Genre
comment: Asserts that an artist performs in a particular musical genre. Complementary to playsInstrument: a performer's genre identity is not always reducible to the instrument played.
label: اجرا می‌کند گونه @fa

plays instrument
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Artist
range: Instrument
comment: Asserts that an artist performs on a particular instrument. An artist may play multiple instruments; the relation does not encode primary versus secondary instruments.
label: می‌نوازد @fa

practiced by
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Ritual
range: Ethnic Group
comment: Asserts that a ritual is constitutively practiced by a particular ethnic group. Captures the bearer relationship: the ritual is *theirs* in the sense of cultural ownership.
label: عمل می‌شود توسط @fa

takes place in
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Ritual
range: Region
comment: Asserts that a ritual is performed in a particular region. More specific than isPlayedIn — used when the ritual itself, not merely its musical accompaniment, is anchored to the region.
label: برگزار می‌شود در @fa

uses instrument
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Musical Genre
range: Instrument
comment: Asserts that a musical genre conventionally uses a particular instrument in its performance practice. The inverse relation of belongsToGenre when the subject is an instrument.
label: به‌کار می‌برد ساز @fa

has floruit date
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Artist
range: gYear
comment: The decade or year in which an artist was active and at the height of their documented career. Used in lieu of birth/death dates when those are unknown.
label: تاریخ زندگی @fa

Latin transliteration
type: DatatypeProperty
range: string
comment: The scholarly Latin-script transliteration of a Persian name, distinct from the more loosely Anglicized rdfs:label. Follows the conventions used in academic ethnomusicology literature.
label: حرف‌نویسی لاتین @fa

has UNESCO ICH inscription
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Musical Genre
range: string
comment: The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage register number for a genre or ritual. References the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
label: شمارهٔ ثبت یونسکو @fa

Artist
type: Class
comment: A performer, singer, or instrumentalist documented in the Radionavahi archive. Includes folk musicians, ritual leaders, and tradition-bearers across Iranian regional and ethnic communities.
label: هنرمند @fa

Classical Repertoire
type: Class
subclass of: Musical Genre
comment: The classical Persian art-music tradition (radif), distinguished from regional repertoires by its codified modal system, court patronage, and pan-Iranian rather than regional identity.
label: موسیقی کلاسیک @fa

Devotional Ritual
type: Class
subclass of: Ritual
comment: A ritual centered on religious or mystical devotion, including Sufi gatherings, Shia mourning ceremonies, and passion plays. Music is constitutive rather than incidental.
label: آیین آیینی-عرفانی @fa

Ethnic Group
type: Class
comment: An ethno-linguistic community whose musical practices are documented in the archive. Membership is constituted by shared language, descent, and cultural practice.
label: قوم @fa

Healing Ritual
type: Class
subclass of: Ritual
comment: A ritual whose primary social function is therapeutic, addressing physical, psychological, or spiritual ailments through musical and choreographic means. Includes the Zar and Guati traditions.
label: آیین درمانی @fa

Instrument
type: Class
comment: A musical instrument used in the Iranian regional musical traditions documented in the archive. Sub-classed by organological family (string, wind, percussion).
label: ساز @fa

Life-cycle Ritual
type: Class
subclass of: Ritual
comment: A ritual that marks a transition in the human life cycle: birth, marriage, death, and the recurring observances around them. Includes weddings, mournings, and lullabies.
label: آیین چرخهٔ زندگی @fa

Musical Genre
type: Class
comment: A category of musical repertoire defined by regional provenance, performance practice, or social context. Sub-classed by tradition type (regional vs. classical).
label: گونهٔ موسیقایی @fa

Percussion Instrument
type: Class
subclass of: Instrument
comment: A musical instrument that produces sound when struck or shaken. Includes frame drums, cylindrical drums, and idiophones used in Iranian ceremonial and ritual contexts.
label: ساز کوبه‌ای @fa

Region
type: Class
comment: A geographic location relevant to the Radionavahi archive: a province, city, or culturally-defined area within Iran or its near neighbours where particular musical traditions are documented.
label: منطقه @fa

Regional Repertoire
type: Class
subclass of: Musical Genre
comment: A musical genre that is geographically anchored — a "moosighi-ye nahieh" or regional music — defined by local instrumentation, modal practice, and performance occasions.
label: موسیقی نواحی @fa

Ritual
type: Class
comment: A bounded ritual or ceremonial context in which music is performed or that is constituted in part by music. Sub-classed by social function (life-cycle, healing, devotional).
label: آیین @fa

String Instrument
type: Class
subclass of: Instrument
comment: A musical instrument that produces sound through the vibration of strings, plucked or bowed. Includes lutes, fiddles, and zithers in the Iranian organological tradition.
label: ساز زهی @fa

Wind Instrument
type: Class
subclass of: Instrument
comment: A musical instrument that produces sound through a vibrating column of air. Includes flutes, double-reeds, and bagpipes characteristic of southern and north-eastern Iranian regional music.
label: ساز بادی @fa

Ahmad Alisharifi
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Bushehr
performs genre: Bandari Music
performs genre: Southern Iran Music
plays instrument: Ney-anban
label: احمد علیشرفی @fa

Ali Abchouri
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: North Khorasan
performs genre: North Khorasan Music
plays instrument: Qoshmeh
label: علی آبچوری @fa

Ashiq Yousef Ohanes
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Fars
performs genre: Qashqai Music
plays instrument: Kamancheh
label: عاشیق یوسف اوهانس @fa

Ashur Geldi Garkazi
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Khorasan
performs genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
plays instrument: Dotar
label: عاشور گلدی گرکزی @fa

Bakhtiari
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ethnic Group
native to: Khuzestan
native to: Lorestan
label: بختیاری @fa

Bakhtiari Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
originates in: Khuzestan
originates in: Lorestan
uses instrument: Dohol
uses instrument: Sorna
label: موسیقی بختیاری @fa

Bandari Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
influenced by: Southern Iran Music
originates in: Bushehr
originates in: Hormozgan
uses instrument: Dohol
uses instrument: Ney-anban
uses instrument: Senj
label: موسیقی بندری @fa

Bedouins
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ethnic Group
label: بدویان @fa

Bushehr
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
Latin transliteration: Bushehr
label: بوشهر @fa

Daf
type: NamedIndividual
type: Percussion Instrument
belongs to genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
belongs to genre: North Khorasan Music
belongs to genre: Persian Radif (classical)
is played in: Herat
is played in: Khorasan
is played in: Kurdistan
is played in: Razavi Khorasan
label: دف @fa

Dohol
type: NamedIndividual
type: Percussion Instrument
belongs to genre: Bakhtiari Music
belongs to genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
belongs to genre: Lori Music
belongs to genre: North Khorasan Music
is played in: Hormozgan
is played in: Khorasan
is played in: Khuzestan
is played in: Kurdistan
is played in: Lorestan
is played in: Mazandaran
is played in: North Khorasan
label: دهل @fa

Dotar
type: NamedIndividual
type: String Instrument
belongs to genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
belongs to genre: North Khorasan Music
is played in: Fars
is played in: Herat
is played in: Khorasan
is played in: Mazandaran
is played in: North Khorasan
is played in: Razavi Khorasan
is played in: Torbat-e Jam
Latin transliteration: Dotâr
label: دوتار @fa

Ebrahim Sharifzadeh
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
performs genre: Persian Radif (classical)
plays instrument: Setar
plays instrument: Tar
label: ابراهیم شریف‌زاده @fa

Fars
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: فارس @fa

Fereydoun Pourreza
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Gilan
performs genre: Gilaki Music
plays instrument: Tar
has floruit date: 1970
label: فریدون پوررضا @fa

Ghanbar Rastgou
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Hormozgan
performs genre: Bandari Music
performs genre: Southern Iran Music
plays instrument: Jofti
plays instrument: Ney-jofti
plays instrument: Sorna
label: قنبر راستگو @fa

Ghaychak
type: NamedIndividual
type: String Instrument
belongs to genre: Bandari Music
belongs to genre: Southern Iran Music
is played in: Sistan and Baluchestan
label: قیچک @fa

Gholam-Ali Pourataei
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Khorasan
performs genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
performs genre: North Khorasan Music
plays instrument: Dotar
label: غلامعلی پورعطایی @fa

Gilaki Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
originates in: Gilan
uses instrument: Ney-labak
label: موسیقی گیلکی @fa

Gilan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: گیلان @fa

Guati Ritual
type: NamedIndividual
type: Healing Ritual
belongs to genre: Bandari Music
belongs to genre: Southern Iran Music
practiced by: Bedouins
takes place in: Hormozgan
takes place in: Sistan and Baluchestan
label: مراسم گواتی @fa

Haj Qorban Soleimani
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: North Khorasan
performs genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
performs genre: North Khorasan Music
plays instrument: Dotar
plays instrument: Setar
has floruit date: 1980
label: حاج قربان سلیمانی @fa

Hazaras
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ethnic Group
native to: Herat
label: هزاره @fa

Herat
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: هرات @fa

Hormozgan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: هرمزگان @fa

Hossein Behbi
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: North Khorasan
performs genre: North Khorasan Music
plays instrument: Qoshmeh
label: حسین به بی @fa

Jofti
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind Instrument
belongs to genre: Bandari Music
belongs to genre: Southern Iran Music
is played in: Bushehr
is played in: Hormozgan
label: جفتی @fa

Kamancheh
type: NamedIndividual
type: String Instrument
belongs to genre: Bakhtiari Music
belongs to genre: Lori Music
belongs to genre: Persian Radif (classical)
is played in: Fars
is played in: Gilan
is played in: Khorasan
is played in: Kurdistan
is played in: Lorestan
Latin transliteration: Kamāncheh
label: کمانچه @fa

Kar-Ava Work-song
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ritual
belongs to genre: Bandari Music
belongs to genre: Southern Iran Music
takes place in: Bushehr
takes place in: Hormozgan
label: کارآوا @fa

Khorasan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: خراسان @fa

Khorasan Maqami Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
originates in: Khorasan
originates in: North Khorasan
originates in: Razavi Khorasan
uses instrument: Daf
uses instrument: Dotar
has UNESCO ICH inscription: 00388
label: موسیقی مقامی خراسان @fa

Khuzestan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: خوزستان @fa

Kurdistan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: کردستان @fa

Lorestan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: لرستان @fa

Lori Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
influenced by: Bakhtiari Music
originates in: Lorestan
uses instrument: Kamancheh
uses instrument: Sorna
uses instrument: Tanbur
label: موسیقی لری @fa

Lullaby (Lalayi)
type: NamedIndividual
type: Life-cycle Ritual
practiced by: Hazaras
takes place in: Gilan
takes place in: Herat
takes place in: Khorasan
takes place in: Mazandaran
label: لالایی @fa

Mazandaran
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: مازندران @fa

Mazandarani Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
influenced by: Gilaki Music
originates in: Mazandaran
uses instrument: Dotar
uses instrument: Ney-labak
label: موسیقی مازندرانی @fa

Mohammad-Reza Eshaghi Gorji
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Mazandaran
performs genre: Mazandarani Music
plays instrument: Kamancheh
label: محمدرضا اسحاقی گرجی @fa

Mourning Ritual
type: NamedIndividual
type: Life-cycle Ritual
belongs to genre: Bakhtiari Music
belongs to genre: Lori Music
practiced by: Bakhtiari
practiced by: Qashqai
takes place in: Bushehr
takes place in: Khorasan
takes place in: Khuzestan
takes place in: Lorestan
takes place in: Mazandaran
label: آیین عزاداری @fa

Mowyeh Lament
type: NamedIndividual
type: Life-cycle Ritual
practiced by: Bakhtiari
practiced by: Qashqai
takes place in: Bushehr
takes place in: Lorestan
label: مویه @fa

Naqshbandi Tariqa
type: NamedIndividual
type: Devotional Ritual
belongs to genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
belongs to genre: North Khorasan Music
practiced by: Hazaras
takes place in: Khorasan
takes place in: Kurdistan
takes place in: North Khorasan
takes place in: Razavi Khorasan
label: طریقت نقشبندیه @fa

Ney-anban
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind Instrument
belongs to genre: Bandari Music
belongs to genre: Southern Iran Music
is played in: Bushehr
is played in: Hormozgan
is played in: Khuzestan
Latin transliteration: Ney-anbān
label: نی‌انبان @fa

Ney-jofti
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind Instrument
belongs to genre: Bandari Music
belongs to genre: Southern Iran Music
is played in: Bushehr
is played in: Hormozgan
label: نی جفتی @fa

Ney-labak
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind Instrument
is played in: Gilan
is played in: Mazandaran
label: نی لبک @fa

Noheh (Shia Lament)
type: NamedIndividual
type: Devotional Ritual
practiced by: Bakhtiari
takes place in: Khorasan
takes place in: Khuzestan
takes place in: Lorestan
takes place in: Mazandaran
label: نوحه @fa

North Khorasan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: خراسان شمالی @fa

North Khorasan Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
influenced by: Khorasan Maqami Music
originates in: North Khorasan
uses instrument: Dohol
uses instrument: Dotar
uses instrument: Qoshmeh
uses instrument: Sorna
label: موسیقی شمال خراسان @fa

Nour Mohammad Dorpour
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Sistan and Baluchestan
performs genre: Southern Iran Music
plays instrument: Dotar
plays instrument: Ghaychak
label: نورمحمد درپور @fa

Osman Khafi
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Razavi Khorasan
performs genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
plays instrument: Dotar
label: عثمان خوافی @fa

Persian Radif (classical)
type: NamedIndividual
type: Classical Repertoire
influenced by: Khorasan Maqami Music
originates in: Fars
originates in: Khorasan
uses instrument: Daf
uses instrument: Kamancheh
uses instrument: Santur
uses instrument: Setar
uses instrument: Tar
has UNESCO ICH inscription: 00279
label: ردیف موسیقی ایرانی @fa

Qashqai
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ethnic Group
native to: Fars
label: قشقایی @fa

Qashqai Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
influenced by: Bakhtiari Music
originates in: Fars
uses instrument: Dotar
uses instrument: Kamancheh
label: موسیقی قشقایی @fa

Qoshmeh
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind Instrument
belongs to genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
belongs to genre: North Khorasan Music
is played in: Khorasan
is played in: North Khorasan
label: قوشمه @fa

Razavi Khorasan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: خراسان رضوی @fa

Santur
type: NamedIndividual
type: String Instrument
belongs to genre: Persian Radif (classical)
label: سنتور @fa

Semnan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: سمنان @fa

Senj
type: NamedIndividual
type: Percussion Instrument
is played in: Bushehr
is played in: Hormozgan
label: سنج @fa

Setar
type: NamedIndividual
type: String Instrument
belongs to genre: Persian Radif (classical)
is played in: Gilan
is played in: Khorasan
label: سه‌تار @fa

Sharveh Lament
type: NamedIndividual
type: Devotional Ritual
belongs to genre: Bandari Music
belongs to genre: Southern Iran Music
takes place in: Bushehr
takes place in: Lorestan
label: شروه‌خوانی @fa

Shir Mohammad Espandar
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
born in: Sistan and Baluchestan
performs genre: Southern Iran Music
plays instrument: Ghaychak
has floruit date: 1960
label: شیرمحمد اسپندار @fa

Sistan and Baluchestan
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: سیستان و بلوچستان @fa

Sorna
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind Instrument
belongs to genre: Bakhtiari Music
belongs to genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
belongs to genre: Lori Music
belongs to genre: North Khorasan Music
is played in: Hormozgan
is played in: Khorasan
is played in: Khuzestan
is played in: Kurdistan
is played in: Lorestan
is played in: Mazandaran
is played in: North Khorasan
label: سرنا @fa

Southern Iran Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
originates in: Bushehr
originates in: Hormozgan
uses instrument: Jofti
uses instrument: Ney-anban
uses instrument: Ney-jofti
uses instrument: Senj
label: موسیقی جنوب ایران @fa

Taher Yarvaisi
type: NamedIndividual
type: Artist
performs genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
plays instrument: Daf
plays instrument: Tanbur
label: طاهر یارویسی @fa

Talesh Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Regional Repertoire
influenced by: Gilaki Music
originates in: Gilan
label: موسیقی تالشی @fa

Tanbur
type: NamedIndividual
type: String Instrument
belongs to genre: Persian Radif (classical)
is played in: Kurdistan
is played in: Lorestan
label: تنبور @fa

Tar
type: NamedIndividual
type: String Instrument
belongs to genre: Persian Radif (classical)
is played in: Gilan
is played in: Khorasan
label: تار @fa

Taʿzieh Passion Play
type: NamedIndividual
type: Devotional Ritual
belongs to genre: Khorasan Maqami Music
belongs to genre: Persian Radif (classical)
practiced by: Bakhtiari
practiced by: Qashqai
takes place in: Gilan
takes place in: Khorasan
takes place in: Khuzestan
takes place in: Lorestan
takes place in: Mazandaran
takes place in: Semnan
has UNESCO ICH inscription: 00377
label: تعزیه @fa

Therapeutic Music
type: NamedIndividual
type: Healing Ritual
takes place in: Hormozgan
takes place in: Sistan and Baluchestan
label: موسیقی درمانی @fa

Torbat-e Jam
type: NamedIndividual
type: Region
label: تربت جام @fa

Wedding Ceremony
type: NamedIndividual
type: Life-cycle Ritual
belongs to genre: Bakhtiari Music
belongs to genre: Gilaki Music
belongs to genre: Lori Music
belongs to genre: North Khorasan Music
practiced by: Bakhtiari
practiced by: Qashqai
takes place in: Bushehr
takes place in: Fars
takes place in: Gilan
takes place in: Hormozgan
takes place in: Khorasan
takes place in: Khuzestan
takes place in: Lorestan
takes place in: Mazandaran
takes place in: Sistan and Baluchestan
label: آیین عروسی @fa

Zar Ceremony
type: NamedIndividual
type: Healing Ritual
belongs to genre: Bandari Music
belongs to genre: Southern Iran Music
practiced by: Bedouins
takes place in: Bushehr
takes place in: Hormozgan
label: آیین زار @fa