Pashang Kamkar
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Pashang Kamkar | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Pashang Kamkar |
Born | 1951 Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran |
Origin | Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran |
Genre(s) | Traditional Kurdish and Persian |
Instrument(s) | Santoor |
Years active | 1963 - Present |
Label(s) | Various |
Website | www.kamkars.net/Pashang |
Notable instrument(s) | |
Santoor |
Pashang Kamkar (Kurdish: Peşeng Kamkar , Persian: پشنگ کامکار , born 1951) is an Iranian Kurdish musician.
Pashang Kamkar plays santur, and is the conductor of the group. In 1969 Pashang himself became a santur teacher at the Center of Art and Culture in Sanandaj. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University and has worked with Sanandaj Radio. Pashang has composed a number of accomplished works, and is one of the founding members of "Sheyda".