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Peyman (Tonbak), Pooyan (Santoor) & Parham (Tar)

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Parham (Tar) Pooyan (Santoor) Peyman (Tonbak)
Parham (Tar) Pooyan (Santoor) Peyman (Tonbak)

Peyman (Tonbak, Ghaval and Daf)

Peyman Nasehpour, tonbak, ghaval and daf player, tabla researcher and the oldest child of maestro Nasrollah Nasehpoor (vocalist and master of radif repertoire of Persian art music), was born in Tehran, Iran, 1974.

In his family he was acquainted with Azerbaijani and Persian art music. After finishing the Child Music Course with Mr. Mohammad Reza Darvishi (researcher of Persian regional music), he started learning tonbak at the early age of nine. He was very fortunate to be able to receive his training in tonbak (Persian goblet drum) with the late maestro Nasser Farhangfar, in ghaval (Azerbaijani frame drum) with maestro Latif Tahmasebi-zadeh, in daf (Kurdish frame drum) with maestro Mirza Agha Ghosi and in theoretical old Persian music (Ta'lif-e-Negham & Igha') with Prof. Sayyed Abdollah Anwar.

He has been researching the Indian tabla since 1997.

He has received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in pure mathematics in 1997 and 1999. In the second State Student Scientific Olympiad held in 1997, among 2836 participants, he has stood in 12th place in the field of mathematics. He is an advanced student of philosophy (Wittgenstein's works on philosophy of ordinary language).

These cultural streams have combined with his academic mathematical studies and careful thought to create a very good drummer.

He began his musical career as a soloist, an accompanist and a teacher when he was 17. He is proud of sharing the performances with his father and the other great musicians.

PEYMAN AND HIS TONBAK

Pooyan (Santoor)

Pooyan Nassehpoor, santoor player, the second child of Ostad Nasrollah Nasehpoor, was born in Tehran, Iran, 1975.

In his family he was acquainted with Persian and Azerbaijani art music. In 1983 he had a course for Child Music with Mohammad Reza Darvishi (researcher of Persian regional music). After finishing the course he started to learn the santoor (Persian dulcimer) with Ostad Majid Kiani. Then he continued his santoor studies with Dr. Soheil Sadi-Nezhad. In order to continue his musical studies, he had a course with his father for vocal radif repertoire of Persian art music. For studying theoretical Old Persian music he studied with Prof. Sayyed Abd-Allah Anwar.

He is researcher of the music of the Ghajar period. He also teaches santoor and has solo, duet and ensemble performances as a member of Nassehpoor Ensemble.
 

Parham (Tar, Azeri Tar, Setar and Kamancheh)

Parham Nassehpoor, tar player, the youngest child of Ostad Nasrollah Nasehpoor, was born in Tehran, Iran, 1976.

In 1983 he had a course for Child Music with Mohammad Reza Darvishi (researcher of Persian regional music). After finishing the course he started learning the tar (Persian long-necked lute) with Zayd-Allah Tolui. Then he studied the tar with Hossein Alizadeh, Dariush Talai and Mohammad Reza Lotfi. In order to continue his musical studies, he had a course with his father for vocal radif repertoire of Persian art music. For studying theoretical Old Persian music he studied with Prof. Sayyed Abd-Allah Anwar. 

Then he studied the radif repertoire of Mirza Hossein Gholi (very skillful master of tar) with Ostad Dr. Reza Lotfi Larijani.

He teaches tar and he plays on setar, kamancheh and Azerbaijani tar also.
 

Persian art music -- Nassehpoor Ensemble (2002)

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