Ardavan Kamkar | en

The Kâmkârs (Kurdish: Kamkaran, Persian: کامکاران) are a Kurdish musician's family of originally seven brothers and a sister, all from the city of Sanandaj. The Kâmkârs are one of the leading musical ensembles in todays Kurdistan as well as in todays Iran. Their repertoire ranges from the vast array of traditional Kurdish and Persian music with its poignant, entrancing melodies and uplifting high energy rhythms to the Kurdish and Persian classical music. 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...
The Kamkars (Kurdish: Kamkaran, Persian: کامکارها ), a Kurdish family of seven brothers and a sister, are one of the leading musical ensembles in Kurdistan and Iran today. Their repertoire ranges from the vast array of traditional Kurdish and Persian music with its poignant, entrancing melodies and uplifting high energy rhythms to the classical Kurdish and Persian 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...
The Kamkars (Kurdish: کامکاران) are an 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 traditional Kurdish and Persian music with its poignant, entrancing melodies and uplifting high energy rhythms to the classical Kurdish and Persian 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,...
Ardavan Kamkar is a Kurdish santur player who was born in 1968 in Sanandaj (Kurdistan/Iran). He is a member of the great ensemble Kamkaran. He began learning to play the Santur (dulcimer) from his father, Master Hassan Kamkar at the age of 4. During his childhood years he worked with several Culture & Art groups and the radio. In 1979 he came to Tehran and after completion of Santur playing techniques, he studied instrumental and vocal musical orders under the supervision of his older brother Pashang Kamkar. Through cassettes and old records he became familiar with the playing styles of...