Shoor
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Shoor Recitation (Persian: مداحی شور) is a modern form of Latmiya which originated in Iran in the 1990s and was created and popularized by Sayyid Javad Zakir[1][2][3]. It is characterised by its relatively fast rhythm (~465ms), the presence of a second reciter (zaker) who recites the name "Husayn" or "Ali" repeatedly with the help of an audio mixer using the delay effect, serving as the beat (zikr), while the main reciter (maddah / radud) recites a Shoor Poem, Rajaz, and sometimes also recites zikr[2][4]. The crowd also jump along with the rhythm, do different styles of chest beatings, put their hands up before the energetic part, and energise each other. In Iranian tradition, Shoor is always preceded by slower Latmiyah and Rozehkhani which itself is usually preceded by a speech done by an Islamic Scholar[1]. Shoor recitations usually take place in Husayniyyahs with speakers turned up to extremely high volumes and bright red lights symbolising mourning.[5]