Great Lakes Folk Festival

Mehdi Darvishi was born in 1981 in Karaj, Iran. Inspired by the music that his father listened to daily, he started learning to play setar (four-string lute) at 15, but the more he listened to the radio, the more he was drawn to the daf, a circular frame drum. Working half-time as... Read More →

Born in 1965 in Tehran, Iran, Saeed Kamjoo started learning kamança (bowed spike-fiddle) at the age of seventeen under the guidance of Adeshir Kâmkâr. He furthered his studies in the instrumental and vocal repertoires of Classical Persian music with such renowned masters as Ali... Read More →