Kourosh Babaei
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| Kourosh Babaei | |
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| Born | April 22, 1971 Abadan, Iran |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Iranian |
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| 🌐 Website | kamancheh |
Kourosh Babaei (Persian: کوروش بابایی; Kourosh Babaei, born April 22, 1971) is an Iranian-Canadian musician,[1] Kamancheh player and composer, as well as an expert in Iranian classical music. He is a well-known musician and composer, both in Iran and abroad.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Kourosh was born on April 22, 1971, in Abadan, Iran.[2] He started his music training by self-studying the violin. He studied traditional arrangements with Ostad Ardeshir Kamkar, choosing Kamancheh as his main instrument. He is also a violin player of traditional Iranian music.
Career and collaborations[edit]
Kourosh has collaborated with famous Iranian traditional musicians.[3] He started collaborating with well-known international musicians once he decided to expand his music worldwide, focusing on the fusion genre. In addition, he has composed music for individual artists, classical, and traditional orchestras throughout his profession.
Kourosh has been a player and performer of more than 150 music albums.[4]
Kourosh also attended most Fusion-Contemporary festivals and concerts in many countries. Moreover, two of his latest collaborations in a different genre, co-created with Björn Meyer and Christoph Rezaei, have attracted the attention of many other artists and art organizations who invited them to participate and perform in several international festivals.
He married Mojgan Teleschian in 2006, and they have a daughter (Tiba Babaei, born 2009). Kourosh Babaei moved to Toronto, Canada, in 2016 with his family to explore and expand his music.
Discography[edit]
| Music project | Player | Comp. | Cooperator | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning the first place of 3rd Fajr Music Festival Hamedan band | Yes | Masoud Feraydouni, Naser Mehrvarz, Dayhimi | Tehran, Iran | 1987 | |
| Music Album – Afshari Morakab | Yes | Parviz Meshkatian, Iraj Bastami, Aref Ensemble, The Kamkars, | Tehran | 1990 | |
| Concert – Afshari Morakab | Yes | Parviz Meshkatian, Iraj Bastami, Aref Ensemble, The Kamkars, | Tehran, Vahdat Hall | 1990 | |
| Concert | Yes | Parviz Meshkatian, Iraj Bastami, Aref Ensemble, The Kamkars, | Kerman, Iran | 1992 | |
| Concert | Yes | Faramarz Payvar, Houshang Zarif, Hamidreza Nourbakhsh, Hasan Nahid, Mohammad Esmaeili, | Shiraz, Iran | 1994 | |
| Concert Tour | Yes | Yes | Hamidreza Nourbakhsh, Hasan Nahid, Behdad Babaei, Mahmoud Farahmand | Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay | 1995 |
| Music Album – Magham-e Sabr | Yes | Parviz Meshkatian, Alireza Eftekhari, Aref Ensemble, | Tehran, Iran | 1993 | |
| Concert | Yes | Parviz Meshkatian, Iraj Bastami, Aref Ensemble, | Tehran International Exhibition | 1993 | |
| Concert | Faramarz Payvar, Houshang Zarif, Hamidreza Nourbakhsh, Hasan Nahid, Mohammad Esmaeili, | Tehran, Iran, Vahdat Hall | 1994 | ||
| Music Album Sorosh-e Bahar[6] | Yes | Faramarz Payvar, Houshang Zarif, Bahram Bajelan, Hasan Nahid, Mohammad Esmaeili, | Tehran, Iran | 1995 | |
| Music Album Ofoghe Mehr[7] | Yes | Parviz Meshkatian, Iraj Bastami, Aref Ensemble, | Tehran, Iran | 1995 | |
| Concert | Yes | Faramarz Payvar, Houshang Zarif, Bahram Sarang, Hasan Nahid, Mohammad Esmaeili, | Tehran, Iran | 1995 | |
| Music Album Arghavan[8] | Yes | Faramarz Payvar, Houshang Zarif, Ali Rostamiyan, Hasan Nahid, Mohammad Esmaeili, | Tehran, Iran | 1996 | |
| Music Album Concert 76[9] | Parviz Meshkatian, Hamidreza Nourbakhsh, Aref Ensemble, | Tehran, Iran | 1997 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kamancheh.com Kamancheh Kourosh Babaei Player Instructor". Kamancheh. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ↑ "Kourosh Babaei Archives". Nowruz Spring Festival 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "موسيقي بدون مرز". روزنامه اعتماد. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "چرا ایرانیها موسیقی باکلام را ترجیح میدهند؟". ایسنا (in فارسی). 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "کوروش بابایی". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "About-Us". فروشگاه اینترنتی لورکا | LORCA Store (in فارسی). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ↑ "افق مهر". book.iranseda.ir. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ↑ "ارغوان". book.iranseda.ir. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ↑ گلونی (2021-12-03). "آلبوم کنسرت ۷۶ گروه عارف را قانونی بشنوید". گلونی (in فارسی). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Kourosh Babaei's channel on YouTube
- Kourosh Babaei on Instagram
- Kourosh Babaei's Spotify
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