Arsalan Kamkar

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Arsalan Kamkar ( Erselan Kamkar in Kurdish) (Persian: ارسلان کامکار) (born in 1960) is a Kurdish ethnic Iranian musician.

He has played violin in the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, and is also an excellent barbat player. His compositions are regularly performed and include a symphony called The Story of My Father's Land, written with his brother Ardeshir. He also plays the Oud.

Arsalan Kamkar is a member of the musical group Kamkarha, composed of seven brothers and a sister who are exceptional musicians, thanks in no small part to their father. The names of the other seven are as follows:

Ghashang Kamkar: plays the Setar

Pashang Kamkar: plays the Santour

Hooshang Kamkar: composer

Arjang Kamkar: plays the Tonbak

Ardeshir Kamakar: plays the Kamancheh and Gheichak

Ardavan Kamkar: plays the Santour

Bijan Kamakr: plays the Daf, the Dohol and the Rabab. He also sings.

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