Hooshang Kamkar

Blending Kurdish music, classical Iranian pieces, and global influences, the performance featured their signature fusion of traditional melodies with Western string and wind instruments.

• Name — The Kamkars • Native Name — کامکاران, Kamkaran, • Alias — Kamkar Ensemble • Origin — Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran • Genre — Traditional Kurdish and Persian • Years Active — 1965–present • Label — Various • Website — www.kamkars.net • Current Members — Hooshang Kamkar Bijan Kamkar Pashang Kamkar Ghashang Kamkar Arsalan Kamkar Arsalan Kamkar Ardeshir Kamkar Ardavan Kamkar Maryam Ebrahimpour Saba Kamkar Amir Haghiri Hanna Kamkar Neyriz Kamkar Omid Lotfi • Past Members — Hassan Kamkar

• Illustration — Bijan Kamkar • Hooshang Kamkar - (director and composer of the group) • Bizhan Kamkar - (lead singer and Tar, Rubab, Tombak, Dohol and Daf player) • Pashang Kamkar - (Santoor player) • Ghashang Kamkar - (Setar player) • Arzhang Kamkar - (Tonbak player) • Arsalan Kamkar - (Barbat, Oud and Violin player) • Ardashir Kamkar - (Kamancheh and Ghaychak player) • Ardavan Kamkar - (Santoor player) • Najmeh Tajaddod - (vocalist) • Maryam Ebrahimpour - (vocalist) • Saba Kamkar - (vocalist) • Hana Kamkar - (Daf) • Neyriz Kamkar - (Tar player) • Omid Lotfi - (Setar player)

• Year — Album — Notes • — — Zardie Khazan • — — Baharan e Abidar • — — In Memory of Hafez • — — Shabahengam • — — Baraneh • — — Darya • — — In Memory of Saba • — — Afsaneh Sarzamine Pedari • January 16, 1996 — Living Fire — • March 11, 1997 — Nightingale with a Broken Wing — • August 10, 1999 — Chant of Drums — • August 17, 1999 — Kani Sepi — • August 24, 1999 — Music From Kurdistan — •? — Gol Nishan • — — Biabane Bikaran • — — Khorshid e Mastan

• Title — Singer • Persheng — Abbas Kamandi • Ouraman — Abbas Kamandi • Nashakiba — Homayoun Shajarian • Emshow — Adnan Karim • Dar Golestane — Shahram Nazeri