Artist Info: Aliasghar Bahari

Ostad Ali Asghar Bahari (b. 1905, Tehran, Iran – 10 June 1995; Farsi: علی‌اصغر بهاری, also spelled Ali-Asghar Bahari or Ali Asghar 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.

He was born in Tehran to Baharian parents and began studying music under the guidance of his grandfather Mohammad Taghi Khan, who was a kamancheh player as well. [read more...]