Shir-Mohammad Espandar

Shir-Mohammad Espandar (Persian/Balochi: شیرمحمد اسپندار;1927) was an Iranian Baloch especially versed in playing Donali.

Biography
Shir-Mohammad Espandar was born in Bampur, Balochistan. As a teenager, he went to Karachi, Pakistan and returned to Iran in 1958 after gaining experience in the field of music. He used Ney to play Balochi music until 1983.

He has given many performances in France, Peru and many other countries. He has obtained an honorary doctorate in traditional music from France and an honorary diploma in musicianship in Iran. His statue as the first Donali's musician have been memorialized in the Tehran Museum.