GholÄm-Hossein BanÄn (May , 1911, Gholhak, Tehran, Iran ā February 27 , 1986, Gholhak, Tehran, Iran) was an Iranian musician and singer. He was born into a musical family. His father, Karim KhÄn BanÄn ol-Douleh NurĆ, was a musician (and calligrapher), and his mother, daughter of Prince Mohammad Taqi Mirza Rokn ed-Dowleh son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and brother of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar), was an accomplished pianist; one brother and two sisters also played the tar as pupils of the renowned musician Morteza Neydavood. Read more on Last.fm