Djamchid Chemirani

Djamchid Chemirani
جمشید شمیرانی
Chemirani in 1966
Born1942 (1942)
Tehran, Iran
Died (aged 83)
Manosque, France
OccupationMusician

Djamchid Chemirani (Persian: جمشید شمیرانی; 1942 – 5 November 2025) was an Iranian musician and composer.[1]

Chemirani was best known for playing the tombak and for teaching Iranian music at the University of Paris. In 2012, he performed at the Au fil des voix with his sons Keyvan and Bijan.[2]

Chemirani died in Manosque on 5 November 2025, at the age of 83.[3]

Discography

  • Musique persane
  • Cantigas de Santa Maria (1976)
  • Les Maîtres du zarb (1977)
  • Radif Tradition musicale de l'Iran (1977)
  • Musique iranienne (1980)
  • Le Mahabaharata (1980)
  • Let the Lover Be (1995)
  • An-Ki (1996)
  • Zarb Duo Et Solo (1997)
  • Estampies italiennes du XIVe siècle (1998)
  • Tchechmeh (2004)
  • Istampitta - Danses florentine du Trecento (2007)
  • Tradition classique de l’Iran (Vol II) : Le tar et le zarb
  • Tambours de la terre II

References

  1. ^ Berthod, Anne (6 November 2025). "Djamchid Chemirani, le maître des percussions persanes, est mort". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  2. ^ Labesse, Patrick (8 February 2012). "Le festival Au fil des voix illuminé par le trio Chemirani". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  3. ^ "وداع جامعه موسیقی با یکی از چهره‌های ماندگار تمبک ایران". FIGAR (in Persian). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.