Bijan Kamkar
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Bijan Kamkar | |
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Bijan playing the Rubab.
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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.