NATIONAL MEMBERS

Rahman Assadollahi's name is identical to the garman (accordion) among Azerbaijani's living throughout the world. He is indeed considered to be the King of Accordion Players – a title of which he is well-deserving...

The Tonbak is the major percussion in Persian classical music. Siamak Pouian is an acclaimed Persian Tonbak player in the world and one of the most famous masters of Tonbak in Iranian history.  He is highly acclaimed in Europe, Canada and America as well. Siamak has developed the technique of this instrument to its present-day category of a virtuoso solo instrument...

Mr. Mamedov, a native of the city of Nakhchivan in the Republic of Azerbaijan, comes from a musical family whose father was a gaval (tambourine) player. Mr. Mamedov began his musical career by singing at the age of the twelve. He is a graduate of a vocational music school and the college of music...

A native of Teheran, Shahyar grew up in music-loving Azerbaijani family. He received his training in the art of singing and drumming in family circles at an early age. His musical training includes the Teheran Conservatory of Music and the IU School of Music...

A Tar virtuoso and composer, has performed with orchestras in Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan and throughout the USA and also masterfully plays several other ethnic instruments: the Iranian Tar, Seh-Tar, ud and the Baghlama...

Imamyar Hasanov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1975. He started playing the kamancha at the age of 7 and eventually became the youngest soloist in Azerbaijan's National Orchestra and National Dance Ensemble...

The famous Uyghur singer and composer Sultan Memet was born in Ghulja, Xinjiang (China). He moved to Uzbekistan in 1962 and settled in Tashkent...

World-renowned dancers, choreographers and instructors are highly sought after artists of the dances of Azerbaijan. Both Namus and Olga were principle dancers with the State Dance Company of Azerbaijan over the past 30 years, and Namus was also a member of the State Dance Company of Dagestan...

Born in 1951 in Tashkent, capital city of Uzbekistan, Avner Shakov belongs to the Bukharan Jewish community of the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, which has given birth to great musicians in the region. From 1970 to1975 he studied in the Drum Department of the Tashkent Conservatory of Music...