Name Qolamhossein Bigjekhani Role Musical Artist | Died April 13, 1987 | |
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Similar People Ali‑Akbar Shahnazi, Morteza Neydavoud, Jalil Shahnaz, Darvish Khan, Houshang Zarif | ||
Qolamhossein Bigjekhani, also Qolam-Hossein Bigjeh-Khani, (1918 – April 13, 1987) was an Iranian musician and tar player. He was born in Tabriz.
He was an idiosyncratic stylist, and though he collaborated extensively with the Tabriz Radio and Television Corporation, his style differs from that known as "radio style". He was nourished by both Persian culture and art.
His art of tar playing is characterized by:
He learned tar from his father, Hossein Qoli Bigjeh-Khani.
He left a number of recordings, mostly of Persian Dastgah music. He collaborated mainly with his old friend and Dayereh player M. Farnam. He also accompanied Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (most notably on a 40+ minute improvisation in Homayoon mode).
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