title: Afshari (Persian music)
text: # Afshari (Persian music)
  
  Avaz e Afshari (Persian:آواز افشاری) is one of the branches of Dastgah-e Shur in Persian classical music. It is cited as an independent modal system of Iranian music from the past. Afshari was noted as full of sadness. This mode has many sad and plaintive songs or pleasant ones.
  
  ## Branches
  
  This mode has some branches including:
  
  * Daramad (preface)
  * Jame daran
  * Hesar
  * Araq
  * Hazin
  * Nahib
  * Rahawi
  * Qara'i
  * Masnavi
  * Sadri
  