Davood Azad

Davood Azad (born 6 October 1963) is an Iranian singer, multi-instrumental musician and composer^[1][2] who sings both Iranian classical music and Azeri folk music.^[3] He is the first Iranian lecturer invited to Oxford University to lecture about Iranian music and its forms.^[2][4]

Born (1963-10-06) 6 October 1963 (age 62)

Urmia, Iran

OccupationsSinger, musician & composer^[1][2]

InstrumentsTar, setar, tanbour, oud, daf, robab^[2]

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Davood Azad
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Born	(1963-10-06) 6 October 1963 (age 62) Urmia, Iran
Occupations	Singer, musician & composer[1][2]
Instruments	Tar, setar, tanbour, oud, daf, robab[2]

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Davood Azad was born in Urmia, Azerbaijan. He is an ethnic Iranian Azerbaijani multi-instrumentalist and vocalist in Iranian classical music, Azerbaijani folk music, Ancient Persian music, and Persian Sufi music.

In his work "The Divan of Rumi & Bach" Azad joins Iranian Traditional music with Bach's famous melodies.^[5]