Parastoo Panahi

Parastoo Panahi (born 1987/88) is a tanbur player, translator and visual artist, and one of the pioneering players of the new generation of the tanbur.

Beginnings

She came to music in 2004 with the setar and, just a year later, drawn to tanbur music, turned to this ancient instrument. Her love of Iranian classical music and her search for inner expression gave the tanbur a special place in her artistic life.

Teachers

She took her first tanbur lessons at home from her brother, and then studied with:

• Kambiz Mohitmafi

• Iraj Haghdoust

• Mehrdad Zarrini

This continuous training helped her shape a personal style that stays true to the instrument’s tradition while taking a creative view of music.

Musical work

Highlights include:

• performing with the Mir-Atra Orchestra at Vahdat Hall, conducted by Mir-Amir Miri, with singer Davoud Azad;

• appearing in the music video album Soltaniyeh with the Shaho Orchestra, conducted by Hamed Saghiri.

Teaching

Panahi taught tanbur for some time at the Pejvak music school in Saveh, introducing many students to the instrument.

Other activities

Besides music she works as a translator and visual artist.

Instagram: @Parastoopanahii

Source: her profile on tanbur-music.ir.