Abol Hasan Sabā (April 15, 1902 - December 19, 1957), was a renowned Iranian musician, composer, violinist, and setar player.[1]
His identity (origin) was from Kurdish family of Danbali race that migrated from Darsim Turkey to Iran from many years ago
Biography
He was born in Tehran to Abul Qasim Khan Kamal ol-Saltaneh, son of Mohammad Jafar Khan Sadr ol-Hekma, son of Mahmud Khan Kashi Malak ol-Shoara Sadr ol-Shoara Saba ol-Shoara, son of Mohammad Hossain Khan Malak ol-Shoara. He studied several of Iranian and non Iranian musical instruments and became anOstad in Radif, but selected violin and setar as his specific instruments. ]
Saba is considered one of Iran's most influential figures in traditional and instrumental Persian music.
Amongst his many students who went on to become great masters of Persian traditional music were Faramarz Payvar, Manoochehr Sadeghi Habibollah Badiei,Rahmatollah Badiyi, Abbas Emadi, Ali Tajvidi, Mahmoud Tajbakhsh, Sassan Sepanta, Parviz Yahaghi, Dariush Safvat, Gholam-Hossein Banan and Hossein Tehrani.
He died in 1957 and was buried in Tehran's Zahir o-dowleh Cemetery of artists and musicians.
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