Hamid Motebassem
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Hamid Motebassem (b. 1958 Mashhad
) is a renowned Iran
ian 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 of contemporary Persian music.
Mashhad
Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...
) is a renowned Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian musician and tar
Tar (lute)
The tār is a long-necked, waisted Iranian instrument. It has been adopted by other cultures and Azerbaijan. The word tar itself means "string" in Persian, though it might have the same meaning in languages influenced by Persian or any other branches of Iranian languages like Kurdish...
and 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...
player.
His first teacher was his father. Later he started to study with musicians like Mohammad Reza Lotfi, 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....
and Hushang Zarif. In 1991 Motebassem founded Dastan ensemble
Dastan ensemble
Dastan ensemble is a Persian classical music ensemble. Founded in 1991 by Hamid Motabassem, Dastan has performed concerts throughout the world.-Members:*Hossein Behroozinia *Hamid Motebassem *Pejman Hadadi...
which is one of the outstanding ensembles of contemporary Persian music.