Homayoun Shajarian

Homayoun Shajarian was born in Tehran and is the son of Mohammad Reza Shajarian, a great singer of traditional Iranian music. At a young age, he learned Iranian Percussion and traditional Iranian singing. Shajarian attended the Tehran Music Conservatory choosing the kamancheh as his professional instrument and was tutored by Ardeshir Kamkar. In 1991, Homayoun accompanied his father in the concerts of Awaz music group in the United States, Europe and Iran playing tombak, and from 1999 on, he also started accompanying his father on vocals. Homayoun Shajarian now enjoys equal popularity to his father, has collaborated with well-known Iranian as well as international artists and has released numerous albums.