Rostam Mirlashari (; born 22 January 1961 in

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) is a Balochi singer from Iran, based in Sweden. He makes songs in Balochi,

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Background

Mirlashari grew up in Sistan-Baluchistan a province of Iran and was inspired by his parents Shah Soltan Shiranzaei and Hossein Mirlashari who were both singers. Mirlashari studied civil engineering, worked in the building industry and was a director of a construction company in

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. He is fluent in

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and English in addition to his native Balochi. According to

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, Mirlashari is known for being the prince of Balochi music.

Sweden

In 1991, the political situation and fear for his life in Sistan and Baluchestan province convinced him to leave

and move to Sweden. In 1994, he established a band made up of a mix of musicians from

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, Sweden, Africa and a few European countries. He called the band Golbang (). He is an active musician and considers himself to be a member of both the Swedish culture and the

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. Mirlashari also studied at The Royal College of Music in Stockholm.

Pakistan

He sang an old and famous balochi song ''Laila O Laila'' on

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episode 4 aired on 21 December 2013. His performance received positive reviews from the public.

Discography

* ''Omit'', 1998 * ''Padik'', 2000 * ''Golbang'', 2000 * ''Saali nó'', 2003 * "Sheida" (single), 2007 * ''Nouruz'', EP, 2008 * ''Setareh'', 2009 * "Hela Världen" (Anders Nyberg ensemble, a compilation album on which Rostam performs), 2009 * ''Morid'' (Golbang, EP) 2012 * ''Padik'' (Padik), 2013 * ''Morid'' (Golbang), 2016 * ''Pour-Afrigha'' (Feat Saeid Shanbehzadeh), 2017

References

www.rostammirlashari.com

External links

Rostam Mirlashari at The International Artist DatabaseCoke Studio Pakistan
at YouTube
Coke Studio Pakistan FacebookCoke Studio Pakistan
at SoundCloud {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirlashari, Rostam 1961 births Living people Baloch musicians Baloch male singers Iranian emigrants to Sweden 20th-century Iranian male singers Swedish people of Baloch descent 21st-century Iranian male singers Kurdish-language singers of Iran Persian-language singers of Iran Iranian guitarists Iranian percussionists Iranian record producers Iranian film producers