Dastan ensemble
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Dastan ensemble is a Persian classical music ensemble. Founded in 1991 by Hamid Motabassem, Dastan has performed concerts throughout the world.
Members
- Hossein BehrooziniaHossein BehrooziniaHossein Behroozinia is a renowned Iranian barbat and oud player.He studied oud, playing under the supervision of Mansour Nariman...
(Barbat) - Hamid MotebassemHamid MotebassemHamid Motebassem is a renowned Iranian musician and tar and setar player.His first teacher was his father. Later he started to study with musicians like Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh and Hushang Zarif. In 1991 Motebassem founded Dastan ensemble which is one of the outstanding ensembles...
(Tar and Setar) - Pejman HadadiPejman HadadiPejman Hadadi is an internationally acclaimed Iranian tonbak player and Persian classical musician. In 1990 Hadadi emigrated to the United States.In 1995 he joined Dastan ensemble...
(Percussion) - Saeed FarajpouriSaeed FarajpouriSaeed Farajpouri is an Iranian kamancheh player of Kurdish descent. He is also a prolific Persian music composer and a lecturer at School of Music, Tehran University....
(Kamancheh) - Behnam Samani (Percussion)