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KOUROSH BABAEI (کورش بابایی) is born in 1971 in Abadan, Iran. Kourosh is an Iranian-Canadian musician, Kamancheh player, composer as well as an expert in Iranian classical music. He is a well-known musician and composer, both in Iran and abroad, for his techniques.

Early life and education
Kourosh started his music training under the supervision of his uncle, who was a violin teacher. At age twelve, he was able to play the most accessible songs. He studied traditional arrangements with Ostad Ardeshir Kamkar, choosing kamancheh as his main instrument. He is also an intense violin player for traditional Iranian music.

Career and collaborations
He has played with famous Iranian traditional musicians such as Faramarz Payvar, Parviz Meshkatian, and Houshang Zarif. Kourosh has a wide range of musical influences and cross-cultural borders in his work. In addition, he has collaborated with the most famous Iranian vocalists, Ostad Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Shahram Nazeri.

Kourosh started collaborating with well-known international musicians once he decided to expand his music worldwide. He is one of the prominent Iranian musician pioneers who tried to bring new ideas and focus on the fusion style of music. In addition, he has composed music for individual artists; classical and traditional orchestras throughout his profession.

He believes that music has no geographical border and that different cultures can be fusion through music. Kourosh has been a player and performer of more than 150 music albums.

Kourosh also attended most Fusion-Contemporary festivals in Brazil, North and South Korea, France, Spain, China, India, Croatia, Chile, Turkey, Thailand, UAE, England, Germany, Italy, Netherland, Morocco, Mexico and his homeland, Canada. Moreover, two of his latest collaborations in a different genre which were co-created with Björn Meyer and Christoph Rezaei, have attracted the attention of many other artists and art organizations who invited them to participate and perform in several international festivals.