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SIMA BINA

born in Khorasan, in the heart of a popular tradition, Sima Bina started her career on Iranian radio at the age of nine, under the direction of her father, Ahmad Bina - a master of Iranian classical music and poet who wrote many of her early songs

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HOSSEIN BEHROOZINIA

Hossein Behroozinia was born in 1962 in Tehran Iran. He studied Tar with Reza Vohdaney, Barbat with Mansour Nariman and the Radif with Mohammad Reza Lotfi.

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AMIR ABBAS ZARE

Born December 24 th 1983 in Teheran / Iran. At the age of 2 he left Iran with his parents and immigrated to Germany.

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TÉADA

One of the most exciting traditional groups to have emerged in recent years, the young Irish band téada (pronounced tay-da) is stirring both critical and popular acclaim for their soulful, virtuoso playing and thrilling live performances. "A new and fresh face in Irish music," says The Irish Voice, "téada are a band to watch out for." The readers of Irish Music Magazine recently voted them "Best Traditional Newcomers" of 2003.

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BONAKDAR

Born 1964 Emad Bonakdar started his studies on the acoustic guitar at the age of 19 under the guidance of Bahman Nassri. Because of musical interest and in addition to this former studies he also began to learn the flamenco guitar and its specialities in style. In 1992 he performed for the first time with a group calld “Atin” in the Cultural Federation “Bahman”.

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FAROGH KIANI

Born in 1952 in Torbate-djam a city across the large area of Khorasan Farogh Kiani himself is considered one of the Masters of traditional dance from this region. Apart from being a virtuoso of dance he also plays the Dotar and has additionally gathered experiences in the regional chants of Torbate-djam.

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DAAU

Antwerp, Belgium. 10 years ago, 4 young lads with a classical music education started making music together in a rather unconventional way: using clarinet, accordion, violin and cello, the foursome produced a dynamic blend of Beatles, eastern-european music, Zappa, even dEUS, folkmusic and classic music.

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TALEBA

Iranian Folkmusic from Mazandara

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ROOTS ENSEMBLE

“Roots” ensemble was first started in 2000 by Massoud Shaari & Arash Mitooie. Concerning music as a specific language for the communication between different cultures & different people, they have produced a genre in music in which musical instruments can cooperate with each other freely and with no limitation; while their independent identity & personality is preserved. They use eastern themes - especially Iranian ones- and improvisation in their works.

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MEHRBANU

Mehrbanu was born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran.
Mehrbanu began singing when she was eight and her music teacher was Mrs. Mehrali.
Turning 14, she was introduced to Mrs. Sima Bina to learn folkloric music and songs. It was in the year 1999 that she began practicing Radif* near her other music instructor Mr. Mohsen Keramati. Simultaneously and before the decease of Dr. Hossein Omumi, Mehrbanu attended his classes, and learned how to harmonize music and poets.

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