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Hossein Alizadeh & Hamavayan Ensemble with Behnam Samani

Portrait of the musician Hossein Alizadeh.
Copyright: Said Sadaat

Born in Teheran, Iranian setar and tar player Hossein Alizadeh is a highly respected master (“ustad”) and virtuoso of classical Persian music as well as a composer and musicologist. The tar – a Persian long-necked lute – is considered the “sultan of instruments”.

Born in Teheran, Iranian setar and tar player Hossein Alizadeh is a highly respected master (“ustad”) and virtuoso of classical Persian music as well as a composer and musicologist. The tar – a Persian long-necked lute – is considered the “sultan of instruments”.