Kourosh Yaghmaei
| کورش
يغمائي Kourosh Yaghmaei |
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|---|---|
| Birth name | Kourosh Yaghmaei |
| Born |  Iran |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer & Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Electric Guitar, Bass |
| Years active | Early 1970 –present |
Kourosh Yaghmaei (Persian: کورش يغمائي) is one of the first Iranian Rock Musicians.
Biography
Kourosh was 10 when his father gave him a gift that revealed his talent for music. It was a Santour (the Persian traditional string-percussive dulcimer). According to his mother, when he opened his present, after a few tries, he started to play a tune. Not to mention that he had never touched a Santour before. After 5 years of practice he gained precious knowledge of Iranian traditional music along with excellent skills in playing Santour.
At the age of 15 he chose to play the guitar, which he has always loved. He gathered his own Pop/Rock bands which he both composed for and played in. He mostly played the lead guitar. In fact Kourosh introduced Rock music to Iran with a Pop formation of songs. At that time he received several tempting offers from western musicians and bands' managers to join them.
In his senior year as a Social Science student at the Iran National
University (DANESHGHAH-e MELLI-e IRAN), Kourosh released his first single hit GOL-e YAKH. The poem was written by his
classmate, now-famous poet Mahdi Akhavan Langeroudi. This memorable love song led him to
worldwide fame. He orchestrated, composed, played and sang the song. The song received international attention. It was re-played
and sang in several other languages by their local musicians. His voice was banned for 17 years after The islamic
Discography
- Gole Yakh and Del Dar Khod Pir Mishe 1974
- Hajm-e Khali and Akhm Nakon 1975
- Sarabe Tu and Dar Enteha 1977
- Sol-e 1 (live) 1979
- Sol-e 2 (live) 1980
- Arayesh-e Khorshid 1980
- Didar 1987
- Sibe Noghreyi 1994
- Maho Palang 1996
- Kaboos 1997
- Tofange Daste Noghreh 2001
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