Artist Info: Ali Asghar Bahari

Ostad Ali Asghar Bahari (b. 1905, Tehran, Iran – 10 June 1995; Farsi: علی‌اصغر بهاری, also spelled Ali-Asghar Bahari or Aliasghar Bahari) was a distinguished Iranian kamancheh player, considered one of the great Iranian traditional musicians. Besides performing on the kamancheh, he also composed a repertoire of pieces for the instrument.

Bahari studied Iranian classical music at Tehran University and the Iranian Music Institute with teachers such as his grandfather [read more...]