Sinā Khoshk Bijāri
Tonbak and Daf player & instructor
Born in 1977, Tehran
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Trained on Tonbak under Masoud Pour-Seyed-Ahmad, Dāriūsh Zargari, Bahman Rajabi, Pejmān Hadādi, Navid Afghah, Pedrām Khāvarzamini
Trained on Daf under Bijan Kāmkār
Trained on Oud under Mohammad Firouzi and Mohammad-Rezā Ebrāhimi
Active also in composition and performance of Theatre Music
Winner of an award from the 19th “International Fajr Theatre Festival” for the music of the play “The Registrars Do Not Die” – 2000
Ensemble and Group Memberships
• “Īl,” under the direction of Sādeq Cherāghi – from 2005 and 2015
• “Shamshāl,” under the direction of Hossein Hamidi – 2005
• “Behnā,” under the direction of Rāmin Behnā – from 2007 to 2010
• “Kolūn-e Zamān,” under the direction of Hamid Qanbari – from 2015 to 2016
• “Dastān”, “Sīmorgh”, “Pardis”, “Mezrāb” Ensembles, under the direction of Hamid Motebassem – from 2011 to 2016
• “Hamnavāzān-e Ney Dāvūd,” under the direction of Pouyān Beyglar – from 2012 and 2019
• “Hamāvāyān,” under the direction of Hossein Alizādeh – 2015
• “Sepidār,” under the direction of Siāvash Imāni – from 2021 to present
• “Ān” Ensemble, since 2017
Live Performances in Iran
• Ensemble performance with the “Īl” group led by Sādeq Cherāghi in their Swiss Nowrūz tour; Bern Conservatory and UN Office; Bern, Geneva, 2005
• Ensemble performance with the “Behnā” group in the concert “Not that Way” (Na Ān Chenān), composed and led by Rāmin Behnā; Harekat Hall (Īvān-e Shams Complex), Tehran, November 2007
• Ensemble performance with the “Dastān” group in the concert “In the Name of the Rose” (Be Nāme Gol-e Sorkh), composed and led by Hamid Motebassem in their German tour; Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, June 2011
• Ensemble performance in the “Sīmorgh” concert, composed and led by Hamid Motebassem; Rūdaki Hall, Tehran, July 2011
• Accompaniment with the “Hamnavāzān-e Ney Dāvūd” group in the concert “The Unknown House” (Khāne-ye Qarīb), composed and led by Pouyān Beyglar; Rūdaki Hall, Tehran, July 2012
• Ensemble performance with the “Mezrāb” group and “Chamber Orchestra” in the concert “Pardis,” composed and led by Hamid Motebassem; Main Hall of Milād Tower Conference Center, Tehran, September 2013
• Ensemble performance with the group and the concert “Knock the Time” (Kolūn-e Zamān), composed and led by Hamid Qanbari; Rūdaki Hall, Tehran, October 2015 and December 2016
• Ensemble performance with the “Hamāvāyān” Ensemble in the concert “Tawil” (Bahr-e Tavīl), composed and led by Hossein Alizādeh; Main Hall of Milād Tower Conference Center, Tehran, January 2016
• Ensemble performance with the “Mezrāb” group in the concert “Who Are You?” (To Kī-Sti?), composed and led by Hamid Motebassem; Tehran, August 2016
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “Within your Absence, When Shall I last” (Bā Ferāqat Chand Sāzam) concert, composed by Sepideh Meshki; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, August 2017
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) concert, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, July 2018
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “A Trace from Me” (Az Man Neshān) concert, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, August 2019
• Duet of Tonbak and Santūr with Āriā Mohāfez in the second night of the program “A Couple of Nights with Tonbak Ensemble Performance;” Rūdaki Hall, Tehran, December 2019
• Performance of pieces from the fusion album “Turquoise” (Firouzeh) in an online concert composed and led by Mohammad-Rezā Ebrāhimi; Tehran, 2020
International Live Performances
• Performance of “Sepidār” Ensemble during their Swiss-French tour, and at the “ADEM – Les Nuits du Monde” festival, led by Siāvash Imāni; Geneva, Neuchâtel, Vevey, Lyon, 2021
Group Albums (as Performer)
•“Made from Brick and Soil” (Az Kesht-o-Khāk) – Ensemble performance with the group “Īl” composed by Sādeq Cherāghi; published by “Āvā-ye Bārbad,” 2005
• “Zarangis” (Zarangis) – Songs from Gilan music, ensemble performance with the “Shamshāl” group led by Hossein Hamidi; published by “Māhūr Institute,” 2005
• “Not that Way” (Na Ān Chenān) – Ensemble performance with the group “Behnā” composed and led by Rāmin Behnā; published by “Āvā Khorshid (Beethoven),” 2010
• “Sīmorgh” – Ensemble performance with the “Sīmorgh” group composed and led by Hamid Motebassem; published by “Āvā-ye Bārbad,” 2011
•“Face Towards the Sun” (Rūy dar Āftāb) – Ensemble performance with the group “Īl” composed by Sādeq Cherāghi; published by “Rūdaki Foundation,” 2015
• “Who Are You?” (To Kī-Sti?) – Ensemble performance with the “Mezrāb” group composed and led by Hamid Motebassem; published by “Naghme-Sara-ye Rojin Institute,” 2016
• “Within your Absence, When Shall I last” (Bā Ferāqat Chand Sāzam) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Sepideh Meshki; published by “Parde-ye Honar-e Mūsīqi,” 2017
• “Dry Stem of Spring (2)” (Sāghe-ye Khoshk-e Bahār) – Trio of Tār, Vocals, and Tonbak based on the “Radīf according to Abdollāh Davāmi,” arranged by Siāvash Imāni; published by “Māhūr Institute,” 2019
• “In Praise of Ghazal” (Dar Setāyesh-e Ghazal) – Ensemble performance composed by Pouyān Beyglar; published by “Parde-ye Honar-e Mūsīqi,” 2019
• “Turquoise” (Firouzeh) – Fusion ensemble performance composed by Mohammad-Rezā Ebrāhimi; published by “Parde-ye Honar-e Mūsīqi,” 2019
• “Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; published by “Mahūr Institute,” 2023
• “A Trace” (Neshān) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; published by “Navā Institute”(London), 2025
Educational and Research Activities
• Instructing at “Sa’di” Music Academy – Tehran, from 2007 to present
• Instructing in “Cultural and Student Affairs of the University of Tehran” – Tehran, from 2007 to 2017
• Instructing at “Rangāhang” Music School – Tehran, from 2015 to 2017
• Instructing at “Mirzā Abdollāh School of Music” (Maktab-khāneh-ye Mirzā Abdollāh) – Tehran, from 2017 to present
• Instructing at the “Navā-ye Shahr-Āshūb” Music Academy – Tehran, from 2017 to present
• Instructing at the “Bāgh-e Naghmeh-hā” Music Academy – Tehran, from 2018 to 2023
• Instructing at the “Behrang” Music Academy – Tehran, from 2024 to present
