Siavash Nourpour

Siavash Nourpour (Kermanshah, 1949 – 17 July 2022) was a composer and player of the tanbur and setar. He took part in the Shams tanbur ensemble, formed in 1980 under Kaykhosrow Pournazeri, and in 1989 founded the music group “Moshtaq”.

His best-known works include the songs “Yar Bi”, “Mardan-e Khoda” and “Selseleh-ye Mu-ye Dust” and the albums “Mehrnoshan” and “Dang-e Del”. He worked with artists such as Shahram Nazeri, Kaykhosrow Pournazeri, Jalaleddin Mohammadian, Heshmatollah Lornejad and Manouchehr Taherzadeh. His death was announced by Shahram Nazeri.

Source: Sarpoosh, July 2022.