Tahmoures Pournazeri

Tahmoures Pournazeri
Background information
Also known asTamoures
Born
Tahmoures Pournazeri

(1977-02-08) 8 February 1977
OriginKermanshah, Iran
GenresIranian traditional music
OccupationsMusician & composer
Years active1989–present
Websitetamoures.com
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Tahmoures Pournazeri (Persian: تهمورس پورناظری; born 8 February 1977) is an Iranian multi-instrumentalist and Iranian traditional musician. He is a member of Shamss Ensemble since 1989, along with his father Kaykhosro Pournazeri and his brother Sohrab pournazeri.

He has been acclaimed by the U.S. Senate for composing music for the International Norooz Celebration, and collaborated with artists like Joan Baez, Shujaat Hussain Khan, and the great master Mohammad Reza Shajarian. He has composed for fifteen albums covering six genres of music, participated in the Avignon Festival at the age of 15, won first honors among Young Iranian Talents at age 14, and performed with the Shams Ensemble at Iran's most celebrated concert halls starting at age 12.