Kayhan Kalhor


"Kayhan Kalhor ( Persian: كيهان كلهر‎) (born 24 November 1963 in Kermanshah, Iran) is a Kurdish kamancheh player from Iran, composer and master of classical Iranian traditional music. ... Kayhan Kalhor has a wide range of musical influences, uses several musical instruments, and crosses cultural borders with his work, but at his center he is an intense player of the Kamancheh. In his playing Kalhor often pins Iranian classical music structures to the rich folk modes and melodies of the Kurdish tradition of Iran. Kalhor has composed works for and played alongside the famous Iranian vocalists Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Shahram Nazeri. ..."
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Kayhan Kalhor (Video)
YouTube: Kayhan Kalhor Setar Solo 55:34, Kayhan Kalhor: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 11:59

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