Bijan Samandar

Bijan Samandar (Persian: بیژن سمندر) is a Persian poet and lyricist, who is famous for his poems in Shirazi style. He is also a tar player.

Life

Bijan Samnadar was born in Shiraz in 1941. He studied architecture in the United States and for a while worked with the Iranian Embassy in Washington DC. In the 1970s, he returned to Tehran and work with the national TV. After 1979 revolution Samandar moved to California.

Work

Samandar tar albums have been released in the United States in 1970s as LP. Later in Tehran and Los Angeles his lyrics have been performed by most famous Persian singers such as Hayedeh, Mahasti, Ebi, Martik and Moein.

A collection of his poems is published in Shiraz entitled "Shiraz-e Az Gol Beytaru".

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