Tahmoures Pournazeri
Tahmoures Pournazeri is a musician and composer whose creativity and
inventiveness have marked him as a distinguished artist of his
generation. He has been acclaimed by the U.S. Senate for composing
music for the International Norooz Celebration, and collaborated with
artists like Joan Baez, Shujaat Hussain Khan, and the great master
Mohammad Reza Shajarian. He has composed for fifteen albums covering
six genres of music, participated in the Avignon festival at the age of
15, won first honors among Young Iranian Talents at age 14, and
performed with the Shamss Ensemble at the most celebrated concert halls
of Iran starting at age 12.
Tahmoures was born in February 1977 to the musical Pournazeri family. His father Kaykhosro Pournazeri is known as the father of Sufi music and of Tanboor; his grandfather Haji Khan was a distinguished Tar player; and his passionate, compassionate mother is fondly remembered by the family members as their primary supporter.
Tahmoures' fascination with music is a result of growing up in this environment. At a time when even the simplest musical performance would be discouraged by the government, and television programs were not allowed to broadcast the playing of instruments, the young Tahmoures had music and musical instruments as his only means of play and entertainment - and the poems of Rumi & Hafez were (and remain) his story-books and guides.
Tahmoures' knowledge in the fields of Iranian tribal and traditional music, as well as western-style composition, have allowed him to create a new and original style - which is considered a great accomplishment in Eastern music.
Along with his father Kaykhosro and his brother Sohrab, Tahmoures leads and directs the 30-year-old Shams Ensemble - considered one of Iran's foremost musical groups. He plays all the major Iranian instruments, concentrating especially on the Tar, Setar, Tanboor, Barbat, and Daf - and has recently begun to experiment with and compose for the Saqhar and the Barbod, newly invented instruments designed by Master Shajarian.
Tahmoures continues to compose in the fields of Mystical music, modern Iranian Classical music, Kurdish music, Symphonic Orchestral music, and Modern Fusion. He also has extensive experience in the field of music recording.
Tahmoures was born in February 1977 to the musical Pournazeri family. His father Kaykhosro Pournazeri is known as the father of Sufi music and of Tanboor; his grandfather Haji Khan was a distinguished Tar player; and his passionate, compassionate mother is fondly remembered by the family members as their primary supporter.
Tahmoures' fascination with music is a result of growing up in this environment. At a time when even the simplest musical performance would be discouraged by the government, and television programs were not allowed to broadcast the playing of instruments, the young Tahmoures had music and musical instruments as his only means of play and entertainment - and the poems of Rumi & Hafez were (and remain) his story-books and guides.
Tahmoures' knowledge in the fields of Iranian tribal and traditional music, as well as western-style composition, have allowed him to create a new and original style - which is considered a great accomplishment in Eastern music.
Along with his father Kaykhosro and his brother Sohrab, Tahmoures leads and directs the 30-year-old Shams Ensemble - considered one of Iran's foremost musical groups. He plays all the major Iranian instruments, concentrating especially on the Tar, Setar, Tanboor, Barbat, and Daf - and has recently begun to experiment with and compose for the Saqhar and the Barbod, newly invented instruments designed by Master Shajarian.
Tahmoures continues to compose in the fields of Mystical music, modern Iranian Classical music, Kurdish music, Symphonic Orchestral music, and Modern Fusion. He also has extensive experience in the field of music recording.