Artist Info: Hossein Farjami

Hossein Farjāmi (Persian: حسین فرجامی) was born in Tehran, Iran in 1944. He is one of the best-known Iranian santur players today. Besides being an accomplished musician (also playing the oud and various percussion instruments), he enhanced the design of the santur by extending its range; it can be played in several keys, minimizing the needs to retune it.
Hossein Farjami began to study the santur privately at the age of thirteen. When he was nineteen, Mr. [read more...]