MUSICIAN

Kayhan Kalhor

1963 - Today

Photo of Kayhan Kalhor

Icon of person Kayhan Kalhor

Kayhan Kalhor (Persian: کیهان کلهر, born on 24 November 1964) is an Iranian Kurdish kamancheh and setar player, and a vocal composer. He has received three Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album nominations. Kalhor has also earned two nominations and won one Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album as a member of the Silk Road Ensemble. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kayhan Kalhor is the 2,264th most popular musician (down from 2,156th in 2019), the 446th most popular biography from Iran (up from 450th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iranian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Kayhan Kalhor by language

Loading...

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kayhan Kalhor ranks 2,264 out of 3,175. Before him are Steve Angello, Tyler Bates, Artimus Pyle, Will Champion, Louie Bellson, and Steven Isserlis. After him are Post Malone, Gerald Wilson, Rudolf Koelman, Dan Fogelberg, Mirwais, and Kid Cudi.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Kayhan Kalhor ranks 554. Before him are Lisa Rinna, Lysette Anthony, Gert-Jan Theunisse, Ghada Amer, Liu Huan, and Paweł Kukiz. After him are Maritza Martén, Liliya Nurutdinova, Charlot Salwai, Gintautas Umaras, Paulinho McLaren, and Brian Boitano.

Others Born in 1963

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Kayhan Kalhor ranks 446 out of 631. Before him are Shahab Hosseini (1974), Razi Mousavi (1962), Amir Ghalenoei (1963), Matt Ghaffari (1961), Azam Ali (1970), and Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950). After him are Mostafa Zamani (1982), Ali Karimi (1978), Hossein Alizadeh (1951), Ali Divandari (1957), Marina Nemat (1965), and Javad Nekounam (1980).

Others born in Iran

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In Iran

Among musicians born in Iran, Kayhan Kalhor ranks 3. Before him are Safi al-Din al-Urmawi (1216), and Viguen (1929). After him are Hossein Alizadeh (1951), Shahin Najafi (1980), and Salim Ghazi Saeedi (1981).

Iranian born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous