Biography

Reza Samani was born in Chahar Mahal, Bakhtiari, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. He started his musical journey at the age of eight under his brother's (Behnam Samani) guidance. He learned to play tombak and sorna

Sorna

The sornā or Sarnā is an ancient Iranian woodwind instrument.-Etymology:...

 at the age of 12. He is also trained on ney anban

Ney anban

Ney-anbān , is a type of bagpipe which is popular in southern Iran, specially around Bushehr. The term ney-anban literally means "bag pipe", but more specifically can refer to a type of droneless double-chantered bagpipes played in Southern Iran...

, karna

Karna

Karna or Radheya is one of the central characters in the epic Mahābhārata, from ancient India. He was the King of Anga...

 and daf

Daf

A daf is a frame drum used as a musical instrument in popular and classical music. The term daf is used in Iran / Kurdistan for a large drum that has a series of four interlinked rings in the frame. Daf is mostly used in Middle East, Iran, Armenia, Pakistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and ...

.

Reza Samani immigrated to Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

in 1999.

He has been a member of the Ensemble Samani since 1999 and Ensemble Zarbang since 2001.

Discography

• Call to Love. Hermes Records, 2008.
• Naghme-ye khabgard. Kârgâh-e Musiqi, 2006.
• Persian and Middle Eastern Percussion. ARC-Music, 2005
• Rengineh. 2003.
• Daf Duo: Samani. 2001.