Ghashang Kamkar
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Ghashang Kamkar is an Iranian
Kurdish
musician.
She is the only female member of the musical group Kamkarha, composed of her seven brothers and her, all of whom are exceptional musicians. Born in Sanandaj
, Iran, Ghashang learned to play the Setar
from her father, Hassan Kamkar, and later from musical masters such as Saeed Hormozi, Ahmad Ebadi
, Mohammad Reza Lotfi and Hossein Alizadeh
.She also plays the violin. She now teaches Setar
to the growing number of Iranian women who are interested in becoming musicians.
(the ancestors of the Kurds)."
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
Kurdish
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
musician.
She is the only female member of the musical group Kamkarha, composed of her seven brothers and her, all of whom are exceptional musicians. Born in Sanandaj
Sanandaj
Sanandaj , also Romanized as Senneh and Sinneh) is a city in and the capital of Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 311,446, in 81,380 families....
, Iran, Ghashang learned to play the Setar
Setar (lute)
Setar is a Persian musical instrument. It is a member of the lute family. Two and a half centuries ago, a fourth string was added to the setar, which has 25 - 27 moveable frets...
from her father, Hassan Kamkar, and later from musical masters such as Saeed Hormozi, Ahmad Ebadi
Ahmad Ebadi
Ahmad Ebādi was an Iranian musician and setar player. Born in Tehran, he was a member of the most extraordinary family of Iranian music. Ahmad's father, Mirza Abdollah, is arguably the most influential figure in Persian traditional music, and his paternal uncle, Mirza Hossein Gholi, is also...
, Mohammad Reza Lotfi and Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh , is an Iranian composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar and setar instrumentalist and improviser, described by Allmusic as a leading Iranian classical composer and musician....
.She also plays the violin. She now teaches Setar
Setar (lute)
Setar is a Persian musical instrument. It is a member of the lute family. Two and a half centuries ago, a fourth string was added to the setar, which has 25 - 27 moveable frets...
to the growing number of Iranian women who are interested in becoming musicians.
The Kamkars
Along with her seven brothers, Ghashang 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 ancient MedesMedes
The MedesThe Medes...
(the ancestors of the Kurds)."