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Kouros Shahmiri (Persian: ﻛﻮﺭﻭﺱ ﺷﺎﻫﻤﻴﺮﻯ), better known to the public as Kouros, is an Iranian singer-songwriter. Shahmiri graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He went on to join Andy Madadian to form the duo, Andy & Kouros. They were first introduced to the public by Siavash Shams, a friend of Madadian. Their first collaborative album, "Khastegary," was released in 1985. In 1992, Shahmiri split from Madadian to pursue a solo career. He has since released 5 albums including "Nassleman," and the recently released album "Afsaneh." .

Kourosh Yaghmaei (Persian: کورش يغمائي) is one of the first Iranian rock musicians. Kourosh was 10 when his father gave him a gift that revealed his talent for music. It was a Santour (the Persian traditional string-percussive dulcimer). According to his mother, when he opened his present, after a few tries, he started to play a tune. Not to mention that he had never touched a Santour before. After 5 years of practice he gained precious knowledge of Iranian traditional music along with excellent skills in playing Santour. At the age of 15 he chose to play the guitar, which...