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Kourosh Yaghmaei

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Also known as Kourosh, Kourosh Yaghmaee, Iranian Rock Godfather

Iranian guitarist, singer and composer

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Iran
Active from
1946-12-03
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61,729
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Kourosh Yaghmaei (Persian: کورش يغمائي) is one of the first Iranian rock musicians. Kourosh was 10 when his father gave him a gift that revealed his talent for music. It was a Santour (the Persian traditional string-percussive dulcimer). According to his mother, when he opened his present, after a few tries, he started to play a tune. Not to mention that he had never touched a Santour before. After 5 years of practice he gained precious knowledge of Iranian traditional music along with excellent

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Iran
Place of birth
Shahrud
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
Persian
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.kourosh-yaghmaei.com
Image
KouroshYaghmaei.jpg
Number of children
3
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date of birth
1946-12-03
Commons category
Kourosh Yaghmaei
start of work period
1973-00-00
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