RASTEGAR,
Kamran:
Kamran
Rastegar was born in 1970 and lived in Shiraz, Iran, until 1983.
Since then he has resided primarily in the US, with periods spent in
Egypt and Iran.
His work in music began at college, where he completed a B.A. in
musicology, focusing on composition, and sociology of Middle Eastern
music. At college he also began his studies of Arabic and received
initial training on the Oud and maqam theory in Egypt. Having
finished his Ph.D. in Arabic and Persian literature and film at
Columbia University in New York City, presently Kamran is teaching
at University of Edinburgh, where he continues his studies and work
in music, which has largely focused on computer-based recordings involving
both live and synthetic instruments for film soundtracks. Kamran
also performs on the Oud with
different live instrumental ensembles in the UK.
Works on Schedule (Hermes Records) :
Chehrenama, Clouds
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His work in music began at college, where he completed a B.A. in
musicology, focusing on composition, and sociology of Middle Eastern
music. At college he also began his studies of Arabic and received
initial training on the Oud and maqam theory in Egypt. Having
finished his Ph.D. in Arabic and Persian literature and film at
Columbia University in New York City, presently Kamran is teaching
at University of Edinburgh, where he continues his studies and work
in music, which has largely focused on computer-based recordings involving
both live and synthetic instruments for film soundtracks. Kamran
also performs on the Oud with
different live instrumental ensembles in the UK.