Bijan Kamkar

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Bijan Kamkar
Bijan playing the Rubab.
Bijan playing the Rubab.
Background information
Birth name Bijan Kamkar
Born 1949
Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran
Origin Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran
Genre(s) Traditional Kurdish and Persian
Instrument(s) - Tar
- Rubab
- Tombak
- Dahol
- Daf
Years active ? - Present
Label(s) Various
Website www.kamkars.net/Bijan
Notable instrument(s)
Tar
Rubab
Tombak
Dahol
Daf

Bijan Kamkar (Kurdish: Bîjen Kamkar, Persian: بیژن کامکار , born 1949) is an Iranian Kurdish musician.

He is a member of Kamkarha and is the lead singer for the group. He also plays tar, robab, tombak and daf—the Kurdish drum which he has introduced to the classical Iranian repertoire. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts in University of Tehran.

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