Houshang Zarif

Houshang Zarif

Stern Iranian classical music performed on the tar, a lute-like instrument similar to India's sitar. The melodies have a bending, mysterious quality to them, punctuated by lightning-fast fills.

Type

Person

Born

Dec 7, 1938

Born in

Tehran

Died

Mar 7, 2020 (aged 81)

Died in

Tehran

Country

Iran

ISNI code

0000000106557633