ABOUT
Saeed Farajpouri ( February 20, 1961, in Sanandaj, Iran) is a composer, performer, and instructor of a classical Iranian instrument called the Kamancheh or Spike Fiddle.
He started learning music at age nine under Maestro Hassan Kamkar. Then he remembered the Iranian music repertoire (Radif) under Maestro Mohammad Reza Lotfi and the ensemble performance under the instruction of Maestro Hossein Alizadeh.
He has performed at several ensembles, such as Shayda, Aref, Aava, Paivar, and Dastan.
He has instructed Kamancheh at Chavosh Music Center, Music Conservatory of Tehran, and several universities and art institutes inside and outside Iran.
Saeed collaborated with Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian for over three decades, performing at many concerts inside and outside Iran and in albums such as Shab e Vasl, Ahang e Vafa, Rosvai e Del, Dastan, Aaram e jaan, Aaseman e Eshgh, and Del Shodegan.
He also has several solo recordings, such as:
Kamancheh Album, Segah Homayoon, and Kurdish folklore music. He has produced the following albums in Kurdish music: Awaat and Zamaneh, in memory of S. Ali Asghar Kurdestani.
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ALBUMS
Qoqaye Eshghbazan
with Iranian instrumentalist and vocalist maestro Mohamad Reza Shajarian
Shoorideh,
with the Dastan ensemble and the vocalist, Maestro Parisa. Shoorideh is a recipient of the best annual music award from the French Ministry of Education and a recipient of the Shok title from the Le Monde Music magazine
I Sing with you,
with the Dastan Ensemble and the vocalist, Jamal Kordestani
Darya e Bi Paian,
with the Dastan Ensemble and the vocalist, Salar Aghili
Khorshid e Arezoo,
with the Dastan Ensemble and the vocalist, Homayoun Shajarian
Meykhaneh Khamoosh,
with the Dastan Ensemble and the vocalist, Salar Aghili.
Ahval e Del,
with Hamnavazan Ensemble and the vocalist, Ms. Parisa
Dami Ba Doost,
with the Hamnavazan Ensemble and the vocalist, Tahereh Falahati
Meykhaneh Khamoosh,
with the Dastan Ensemble and the vocalist, Salar Aghili.