Shahriyar Jamshidi (, , ) (born 1971) is a

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-Canadian kamānche player and

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. His focus is mainly on

music.

Life and education

Shahriyar was born in a Kurdish family in

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, the Kurdish city in the west of Iran. Due to limitations following the

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in 1978, he was not able to study music until age 17. He received private music lessons under the supervision of Mahmoud Merati for two years before studying music at

Tehran University of Art Iran University of Art (, ''Daneshgah-e Honar-e Iran'') (former "Tehran University of Art and formally Art Academic Complex (1979-1991)), is the largest art university in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and al ...

. He continued his music studies under various teachers including

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, Houshang Kamkar,

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and Taghi Binesh. He also worked under the directorship of the well known Kurdish

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player

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Works

* As a Kamanche soloist, Jamshidi has been participating at International Security for Improvised Music Conference in Château-d'Œx, Switzerland;

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in Canada; Ontario Contact Conference; 33rd World Conference of

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in July 2018;

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in 2023, and the biennial Canadian Sound Symposium (XXI) in St John's, Newfoundland in 2024. * He established Dilan Ensemble in the memory of the Kurdish composer in 2003; had performances in several Iranian cities including

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;

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; High-Fest Festival in

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in 2015; and

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in 2018. * Jamshidi also as a co-founder and performer of the Canadian Kamanche / Cello Duo Kamancello, has performed at

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in 2015; Cello Biënnale Amsterdam in 2018; collaborated with Maestro Robert Franz in 2019 and

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playing "Convergence Suite for Kamancello"; and performed with

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in 2024. * He had musical collaboration with Richard Robeson in recording his album Meet me in Tangier in 2016; and with a music professor Alex Lubet in

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School of Music in 2018. * Jamshidi has been working individually and with different groups including Chakad Ensemble under the direction of Alireza Javaheri to collaborate with Bahman Rajabi at Farabi Amphitheater in 2000.

Award and residency

* Ontario Arts Council, Music Recording Projects to create " My Sunset-Land ROJAVA" (2020). * Toronto Arts Council, Music Creation and Audio Recording (2019). *

, School of Music, residency in September (2018). * World Conference Sponsor Delegate Award,

(2018). * Arts Abroad,

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(2018); and (2024). * Banff Musicians in Residence program at

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in winter (2017), and (2025).

Discography

His most renowned works are: * '' My Sunset-Land ROJAVA'' (2020). * '' Of Shadows'' (2020). * '' HiRUDin '' ,

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, (2020). * '' Kamancello II: Voyage'' (2019). * '' Kamancello'' (2017), is a duo, instrumental, improvisation music and first album of kamancello duo. The scope of Kamancello's creation ranges from soulful and emotive to incendiary and intense, and its sound has been described as being "totally entrancing. * ''The Lullaby of a Nomad'' (2018), the Kamanche Solo album is representing sounds of Kurds from Kurdish modes in improvisation. * '' Meet Me in Tangier '' by Richard Robeson (2016). * ''A Yellow Flower'' (2014), this album is arranged for the Kamanche ensemble and vocals. It is the selection of Kurdish poet Abdulla Pashew's works. A Yellow Flower has dedicated to the people of Kobani. * ''Call of the Mountains'' (2008). * ''Alvanati'' (2004), it is the Kurdish folk project. This cassette is the selected songs of the late Kurdish Bard singer "Yadollah Rahmani" performed and recorded with Kurdish-Iranian traditional orchestra.

References

External links

Shahriyar Jamshidi , Official Website

Dilan Ensemble , Official website

Kamancello Music , Official website
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