Golnaz Khazei (Daf)
Golnaz was born in Tehran in 1983. She started her musical training in santur at the age of 10. Some years later she took up daf with Master Mehrdad Karim Khavari. She has done research on the different styles of daf playing among the Kurds of Iran and Iraq. When she was 18 she was chosen as the second best santur and daf player of Iran in a national music festival. She has participated in many concerts inside and outside of Iran. At the moment she teaches daf and santur at the same time as studying music at university.
Golnaz was born in Tehran in 1983. She started her musical training in santur at the age of 10. Some years later she took up daf with Master Mehrdad Karim Khavari. She has done research on the different styles of daf playing among the Kurds of Iran and Iraq. When she was 18 she was chosen as the second best santur and daf player of Iran in a national music festival. She has participated in many concerts inside and outside of Iran. At the moment she teaches daf and santur at the same time as studying music at university.
