
L’Antidote
Lecce – IT
9.05.2025
21:00
Festival Treccani della Lingua Italiana / Teatro Paisiello
Bio
Iranian-born percussionist Bijan Chemirani learned to play the zarb from his father, Djamchid Chemirani, and his brother, Keyvan. His career began at a very young age, performing in concerts and recording with renowned musicians such as Ross Daly, Dariush Talai, Ballaké Sissoko, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Sylvain Luc, Sting, Socrates Sinopoulos, Serge Teyssot-Gai, Renaud Garcia Fons, and many others. At the age of twenty-two, he recorded his first album, Gulistan, Jardin des Roses, in Athens and Marseille, together with Ross Daly.