Haj Ghorban Soleimani

Haj Ghorban Soleimani was a celebrated Iranian dutar (دوتار) player and vocalist. He was also the pioneer of a new model of the ancient stringed Azeri instrument the gopuz. Soleimani was born in 1920 in Aliabad, a small village in the north of Ghuchan in northern Khorasan. Of Turkish origin, he has lived all his life in Aliabad whose inhabitants are in majority Turkish speaking. A musician as well as a farmer, capable of singing in Persian and Turkish, Soleimani is the perfect example of the bakhshi. He is one of the last great living bards. He learned his art from his father, who, in turn, was taught by his own father. True to tradition, Soleimani has been the teacher of his only son Alireza. The sons of Alireza, in turn, already hold promise despite their youth and follow diligently the teachings of their grandfather and father.He died in January 20, 2008. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.