Arsalan Kamkar

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Arsalan Kamkar (Persian: ارسلان کامکار ‎ ​, Kurdish: Erselan Kamkar, born in 1960) is an Iranian Kurd musician.

He has played violin in the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, and is also an excellent barbat player. His compositions are regularly performed and include a symphony called The Story of My Father's Land, written with his brother Ardeshir. He also plays the Oud.

Arsalan Kamkar is a member of the musical group Kamkarha, composed of seven brothers and a sister who are exceptional musicians, thanks in no small part to their father. The names of the other seven are as follows:

Ghashang Kamkar: plays the Setar

Pashang Kamkar: plays the Santour

Hooshang Kamkar: composer

Arjang Kamkar: plays the Tonbak

Ardeshir Kamkar: plays the Kamancheh and Gheichak

Ardavan Kamkar: plays the Santour

Bijan Kamkar: plays the Daf, the Dohol and the Rabab. He is also a singer.