- Hooshang Kamkar
Infobox musical artist
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Name = Hooshang Kamkar
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Birth_name = Hooshang Kamkar
Born = 1946Sanandaj , Kurdistan,Iran
Origin =Sanandaj , Kurdistan,Iran
Genre = Traditional Kurdish and Persian
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Years_active =? - Present
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URL = [http://www.kamkars.net/about_en/#1 www.kamkars.net/Hooshang]Hooshang Kamkar (Persian: هوشنگ کامکار Kurdish: Hoşeng Kamkar) (born in 1946) is an Iranian Kurdish musician.
Born in the city of
Sanandaj of the Kurdistan province of Iran, he studied music first with his father,Hassan Kamkar , and later at the Faculty of Fine Arts inTehran University , the Santa Cecilia Academy inRome , and the University ofSan Francisco . [ [http://www.kamkars.net/Hooshang.html Hooshang Kamkar] ] He is a prolificcomposer ,writer andtranslator . Among his best known compositions are, "The Victory of Bahman", "Marigold", "God Ship Martyrs", "Abidar's Springs" " In Memory ofHafez ", Dar Golestaneh, Shabahengam, Kuhsar Symphony, Chant of Drums.The Kamkars
Along with his sister and six brothers, Hooshang is a member of the
Kamkars group . They are "a Kurdish family of seven brothers and a sister, are undeniably one of the leading musical ensembles in Iran today. Their repertoire ranges from the vast array of Kurdish music with its poignant, entrancing melodies and uplifting high energy rhythms to the traditional classical music of Iran. The repertoire of Kurdish music is richly diverse and deeply-rooted in the ancient history and culture of its proud and passionate people. It speaks of epic tales and wars, romantic love, and recounts ancient myths and stories of national and religious heroes, some of which date back to thousands of years to the time of the ancientMedes (the ancestors of the Kurds)." [ [http://www.simorgh.org.uk/Master%20Musicians.htm#Kamkarha Master Musicians] ]Notes
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The Kamkars
*Kurdish music
*Music of Iran External links
* [http://www.kamkars.net/Main.html Kamkars.net]
* [http://www.santacecilia.it/scw/index.jsp Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia]
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