The Kamkars (Kurdish: کامکاران, Kamkaran, Persian: کامکارها) is a Kurdish Iran musical family group of seven brothers and a sister, all from the city of Sanandaj, the capital of the Kurdistan province of Iran.[1]
The group has performed numerous concerts around the world, including their performance at the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring Shirin Ebadi.
Group Members
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- Hooshang Kamkar - (director and composer of the group)
- Bijan Kamkar - (lead singer and Tar, Rubab, Tombak, Dohol and Daf player)
- Pashang Kamkar - (Santoor player)
- Ghashang Kamkar - (Setar player)
- Arjang Kamkar - (Tonbak player)
- Arsalan Kamkar - (Barbat, Oud and Violin player)
- Ardeshir Kamkar - (Kamancheh and Ghaychak player)
- Ardavan Kamkar - (Santoor player)
- Najmeh Tajaddod - (vocalist)
- Maryam Ebrahimpour - (vocalist)
- Saba Kamkar - (vocalist)
- Hana Kamkar - (Daf)
- Neyriz Kamkar - (Tar player)
- Omid Lotfi - (Setar player)
Discography
Albums
- Zardie Khazan
- Baharan e Abidar
- In Memory of Hafez
- Shabahengam
- Baraneh
- Darya
- In Memory of Saba
- Afsaneh Sarzamine Pedari
- Living Fire (January 16, 1996) - [1]
- Nightingale with a Broken Wing (March 11, 1997) - [2]
- Chant of Drums (August 10, 1999) - [3]
- Kani Sepi (August 17, 1999) - [4]
- Music From Kurdistan (August 24, 1999) - [5]
- Gol Nishan (?)
- Biabane Bikaran
- Khorshid e Mastan
Compilations
- Persheng / Singer: Abbas Kamandi
- Ouraman / Singer: Abbas Kamandi
- Nashakiba / Singer: Homayoun Shajarian
- Emshow / Singer: Adnan Karim
- Dar Golestane / Singer: Shahram Nazeri
See also
- Kamkar
- Kurdish music
- Music of Iran
- Mastan Ensemble
- List of Iranian musicians
- Kurdistan Philharmonic Orchestra
- Shahrokh Hedayati
Notes
- ^ "Master Musicians". simorgh.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2015.