George Chaharbakhshi

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George Chaharbakhshi
Born	1952 (age 61–62)
Origin	Tehran, Iran
Genres	Assyrian music
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1970s–present

George Chaharbakhshi (Syriac: ܓܘܪܓ ܟܗܪܒܟܫܝ, Persian: جرج چهاربخشی‎) (b.Tehran, 1952) is an Assyrian Iranian singer active in the United States.

Biography

George Chaharbakhshi was born in Tehran, Iran in 1952 to an Assyrian father, Wilson Chaharbakhshi, and a Greek mother, Helen Chaharbakhshi. After finishing high school in Iran he continued his studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It was during his college years that he formed his own band which gained popularity among the Assyrian community in the United States. His popularity grew after releasing his first album in the 1970s and he has performed in several countries for the Assyrian diaspora.^[1]

References

↑ "George Chaharbakhshi". Retrieved June 13, 2012.

Music pearls of Beth-Nahrin: an Assyrian/Syriac discography, Abboud Zeitoune

v t e Assyrian/Syriac musicians

Folk music	Gabriel Asaad Evin Agassi George Chaharbakhshi Sargon Gabriel Linda George Juliana Jendo Jean Karat Elias Karam Paulus Khofri Habib Mousa Ashur Bet Sargis Janan Sawa Nawfal Shamoun Shamiram Urshan

Sacral music	Fairuz Nouri Iskandar Hanna Petros Abeer Nehme Wadih El Safi Elias Zazi

Western/Assyrian music	Aril Brikha Josef Özer

Persondata
Name	Chaharbakhshi, George
Alternative names
Short description	Assyrian musician
Date of birth	1952
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Date of death
Place of death

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