Bijan Chemirani

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Bijan Chemirani (* 1979 ) is a French percussionist of Iranian origin.

Chemirani, who grew up in Haute Provence , got his first zarb at the age of seven from his father Djamchid Chemirani . He then tried his hand at the Kamantsche , the piano and the accordion, before finally returning to the Zarb. He was tutored by his father and his older brother Keyvan , with whom he has formed the Trio Chemirani since 1999 .

In 2001 he released his first album Gulistan , which, in addition to his father and brother, Ross Daly , Sokratis Sinopoulos , the composer Henri Agnel and the singer Manu Théron . In the following year, in collaboration with Pape N'Diaye , Loy Ehrlich , Peter Riuz , Levon Minassian , his sisters Mardanje and Maryam as well as Stelios Petrakis, his second album Eos , on which he also played Saz in addition to Zarb . In 2003 the third album Kismet followed and an appearance at the Strictly Mundial Festival in Marseille.

The following years included musicians such as Jean-Marc Padovani , Yom (clarinet), Patrick Vaillant (mandolin), Juan Carmona (flamenco guitar), Amina Alaoui , Annie Ebrel and Sam Karpienia (vocals), Serge Teyssot-Gay (guitar) and Sting to his partners. In 2007 he founded the group Oneira with his sister Maryam, Maria Simoglou , Harris Lambrakis , Kevin Seddiki and Pierlo Bertolino . Their first album Si La Mar was released in 2009, followed by Tâle Yâd in 2012 . He realized other projects a. a. with Sam Karpienia and Ulaş Özdemir . In 2013 he released the duo album Imaginarium with guitarist Kevin Seddiki . Together with cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras , Sokratis Sinopoulos and his brother, the cross-over album Thrace: Sunday Morning Sessons was created in 2015 . He formed the quintet Resonance ( Illuminations , 2019) with the counter-tenor Samuel Cattiau, the guitarist Quentin Dujardin, the violinist Léo Ullmann and the cellist Matthieu Saglio .

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  1. ↑ Review by Erik Keilholtz
  2. ↑ Resonance
personal data
SURNAME Chemirani, Bijan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French percussionist of Iranian origin
DATE OF BIRTH 1979