Amir Abbas Zare

Amir Abbas Zare (Persian: امیر عباس زارع‎‎) (born 24 December in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian classical musician and composer. He is currently living in Cologne, Germany. At the age of 2 he left Iran with his parents and immigrated to Germany. Later at the age of 6 he began studying the piano, his first instrument. Since 1993 he began with lessons of the Setar, which became his main instrument later. He learned the Setar from the masters Majid Derakhshani and Hamid Motebassem. He also collected practical & technical experiences from Ostad Mommand Reza Lotfi, Jalal Zolfonun. About three years later he began to learn the Percussion-Instrument (DAF) by studying on his own. Here he collected some practical experiences from Bijan Kamkar, the Andalibi Brothers and Sadegh Taarif. He also plays with the legendary Singer Maestra Sima Bina. From 1997 he was professionally involved in music and began performing on various festivals like the well-known "Falun Folk Festival" in Sweden and many many others. Through numerous concerts in various countries, he became as a popular international artists. The Setarist and Composer has already passed through several master classes. In 2012, he was responsible for the Film Music of movie The Physician as a supervisor. Despite the fact that he grew up in a foreign country he has a strong bound to his roots and the traditional music of his home country.