7th-century musicians

Barbad (; ) was a Persian musician-poet, music theorist and composer of Sasanian music. He served as chief minstrel-poet under the Shahanshah Khosrow II (). A barbat player, he was the most distinguished Persian musician of his time and is regarded among the major figures in the history of Persian music.

Bamshad () or Bāmšād was a musician of Sasanian music during the reign of Khosrow II ().