Kayhan Kalhor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kayhan Kalhor
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Nov 24, 1963(1963-11-24)
Age	61
Birthplace	Tehran
Country	Iran
Birth City	Tehran Province
Horoscope	Scorpio

Kayhan Kalhor Biography

Kayhan Kalhor is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on November 24, 1963 in Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran. Iranian music composer, musician and composer who is proficient in music from the Kamancheh as well as Setar and well-known for his expertise in traditional Persian and Kurdish music styles.

Its Middle Eastern contemporary and fellow music enthusiast, Sultan of Oman His Middle Eastern contemporary and fellow music lover, Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said, formed an acclaimed Middle Eastern orchestra. was the founder of an internationally acclaimed Middle Eastern orchestra.

Kalhor now resides in USA and has been commercially successful in USA over the past decade. Two of his works were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2004.

Kalhor has composed works for and played alongside the famous Iranian vocalists Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Shahram Nazeri. He has also composed and performed with the Indian sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan and Indian tabla player Swapan Chaudhuri in the group Ghazal. Kalhor’s 2004 album In the mirror of the Sky was a joint venture with the Iranian lute player Ali Akbar Moradi. His 2006 album The Wind is a collaboration with the Turkish baglama virtuoso Erdal Erzincan, with both Turkish and Persian pieces performed. At other times Kalhor has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project Ensemble in the USA and the Kronos Quartet.

His birthplace was Kermanshah, Iran and raised in Tehran.

Kayhan Kalhor Net Worth

Kayhan Kalhor is one of the richest Composer from Iran. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kayhan Kalhor 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was in his teens, he was playing in his orchestra, the Iranian National Radio and Television Orchestra. He then took music classes at Canadian’s Carleton University.

He founded a band named Ghazal which released a Grammy-nominated live album.

Kayhan Kalhor ( Persian: كيهان كلهر ‎) (born 24 November 1963 in Kermanshah, Iran) is a Kurdish kamancheh player from Iran, composer and master of classical Iranian traditional music.

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Who is Kayhan Kalhor Dating?

According to our records, Kayhan Kalhor married to Zohreh Soltan- Abadi. As of December 1, 2023, Kayhan Kalhor’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Kayhan Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Kayhan Kalhor celebrates birthday on November 24 of every year.

Where is Kayhan Kalhor now?

After U.S. Immigration Battle, Musician Kayhan Kalhor Returns To Iran.

How old is Kayhan Kalhor?

58 years (November 24, 1963)

When was the kamancheh invented?

Persian Kamānches, ca. 1880

String instrument
Other names| Kamancha, Kamanche, Kemancheh, Kamanjah, Kabak kemane
Classification| Bowed strings
Developed| Iran

What is a spike fiddle?

spike fiddle (plural spike fiddles) (music) Any of a number of stringed instruments in which the handle passes diametrically through the resonator and which are played with a bow.

What does a Kamancheh sound like?

Used in both folk and classical music it is said to sound like the violin but tighter, even ‘more nasal’.