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Rostam Mirlashari is educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and is perhaps best known as “Prince of Balochi music” and vocalist in the multi-cultural group Golbang. From his hometown of Balochistan in south east Iran, he has taken a rich music tradition, which he developed in harmony with other traditions in his various bands. The unique voice and the inner expression are his signum. Martin Nyström, music critic of Sweden’s most famous newspaper DN writes “On Golbang’s […] album ‘Setareh’, the seasons change the same seamlessly and you do not know which one is most beautiful. The singer, Rostam Mirlashari must have one of Sweden’s most beautiful and seductive voices. “. Martin Nyström, music critic of Sweden’s most famous newspaper DN CURIOUS FACTS: – In 2013, Rostam broke viewing records when he took part in the Pakistani TV show Coke Studio Pakistan. – He introduced world music to the Swedish Melodifestivalen competition through his participation as the performer and songwriter of the song “In my dreams (Mani armani taha)“ in 2007. Rostam Mirlashari has started a collaboration with the most famous artist from southern Iran, the unique musician, dancer and choreographer Saeid Shanbehzadeh and ensemble since autumn 2016. The name of project is Afro-Iranian. Autumn 2016 they brought the house down at the Apollo Theatre in New York and in San Francisco! Successful and creative collaboration. Their well-reviewed album, Pour Afrigha, was released in July 2017.
