Negar Bouban is an Iranian musician, musicologist, composer and Oud player, born in Tehran, 1973.

During thirty years of a dynamic career, Negar has been active as composer-performer and recording musician with ensembles, as well as solo. At the same time, she has been working in research and university teaching in Iran and many other countries.
Negar's passionate attitude for live performances goes hand in hand with the art of improvisation, which is a distinctive part of her concerts.

Negar has a PhD in Art Studies, in the inter-disciplinary field of Linguistics and Musicology, in which she wrote her thesis on Foundations of Rhythm in Persian Language and Dastgah Music.

To learn more about Negar, her ideas and what she has done in more detail, you can check a copy of Negar's CV.
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