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Davood Azad

Sufism

Davood Azad, born in 1963 in Urmia, Iran, is a singer and multi-instrumentalist (tar, setar, tanbour, daf) in Persian classical, Azerbaijani and Persian Sufi music. He is known for his settings of Rumi's poetry and has performed at Sufi gatherings internationally.

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Davood Azad

Davood Azad, born in 1963 in Urmia, Iran, is a singer and multi-instrumentalist (tar, setar, tanbour, daf) in Persian classical, Azerbaijani and Persian Sufi music. He is known for his settings of Rumi's poetry and has performed at Sufi gatherings internationally.

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