Ali-Asghar Bahari () (b. 1905 – d. June 10, 1995) was an Iranian musician and kamancheh player.

He was born in Tehran from Baharian parents and started his music lessons under his grandfather Mohammad Taghi Khan, who was a kamancheh player as well.

Ali-Asghar Bahari

He started his own music school in Mashhad, then moved back to Tehran and became a kamancheh instructor in Honarestan under Ruhollah Khaleghi. He toured France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, England and the United States. He died in Tehran on June 10, 1995.

Ali-Asghar Bahari

There is a photo of Bahari at this site; he is in the center of the photo.

Ali-Asghar Bahari

References

Haghighat, A., Honarmandan e Irani az Aghaz ta Emrooz, Koomesh Publication, 2004, (in Persian) Ali Asghar Bahari on Iran Chamber Society

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1905 births

1995 deaths

Iranian kamancheh players

People from Hamadan Province

Burials at Emamzadeh Taher

Musicians from Tehran

20th-century Iranian people