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Houschaeng Nejadepour (Houschäng Nejadépour) was an Iranian-German guitarist, songwriter and sitar player from Düsseldorf. He is most famous for his contributions to the Krautrock bands Kraftwerk, Guru Guru, Eiliff, and The Smash. Some people named him the the "best German guitarist in the Krautrock  era" and "Jimi Hendrix disciple in Düsseldorf". He was compared to great guitarists such as Duane Allman, John Cipollina, and Glenn Phillips: "not only could he improvise creatively over (somewhat) limited harmonical backing (which both Hendrix and Zappa had set new standards for, as in "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" or "Willie the Pimp"), but he utilized that brilliant effect of pushing the wah-wah to half open, keep the foot and barely reverbing accents of frequency with tone. The way I heard it, only the greatest did this; Duane Allman, John Cipollina, Glenn Phillips." Former member of Kraftwerk and founder of Neu!, Michael Rother about Houschäng: 'Houschäng was the best Jimi Hendrix impersonator in Düsseldorf. He could Jimi's guitar so much better than me and in 1968 I envied him that ability'.

Personal Life Unfortunately there not enough information about his childhood and personal life. "He came from Persia. His father had a persian carpet shop in Düsseldorf. " "Everyone who got to know Houschäng personally describes him as a rather quiet, introverted person. It is said that he was difficult outside of music."

Career "Hounschäng's career was short and intense: It began around 1967 with The Smash and initially ended with his exit from Guru Guru in 1974. " "Houschäng probably had his most important musical time with Eiliff, a highly intellectual band based in Cologne that came from (free) jazz and moved in a fusion-prog rock dimension. Unfortunately, this crazy group got lost in the Krautrock swamp, although musically they played in a league with both Soft machine and Mahavishnu. Houschäng was able to bring in his meditative guitar playing as well as his skills on the sitar; Probably there was no other expert like him on this instrument in the German rock-jazz scene before and after him." He was the "mastermind behind Guru Gurus Dance of the Flames.

References:

1. https://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/23060-RIP-Housch%C3%A4ng-Nejad%C3%A9pour 2. https://the-duesseldorfer.de/stadtgeschichte-wo-ist-eigentlich-houschaeng/ 3. https://soundcloud.com/martinwieschermann/welcome