Kamanche : Saeed Farajpouri
Tombak : Kambiz Ganjei
Saeed Farajpuri was born in 1960 in Sanandaj. His gift and love for music led him to Ostad Hasan Kamkar, the renowned Kurdish musician. At the age of 13 he entered the Orchestra of Culture and Art in Sanandaj and took part in many music festivals.
In 1980 he joined Sheyda and Aref Group and studied ensemble playing and radif of Persian music with Ostad M. Lotfi and Ostad H. Alizadeh.
Farajpuri has collaborated extensively with Ostad Shajarian and produced numerous recordings and played in concerts in Europe, US, Canada and Asia.
In 1992 after the rebirth of Payvar Ensemble, he played as soloist in concerts in Iran and abroad.
He is part-time researcher on the old and new styles of kamanche playing and on the teaching of the instrument.
Now he teaches at the College of Music and also in conservatoires. Of his works are Kamanche (solo), Naqsh-e Pendar (traditional instruments),Avat, Zamane, and In the Memory of Seyyed Ali-Asqar Kordestani all of them in the art of ensemble playing. ...
Published [31/12/2007]