Javid Afsari Rad (Persian: جاوید افسریراد) was born in Isfahan, central Iran, in 1965. His first mentor on his main instrument Santur was musician Saeed Naeemi Manesh. At 16, was introduced to Radif, the Persian classical music repertoire, by the masters Parviz Meshkatian and Faramarz Payvar. His studies led him to Norway, where he later graduated from the University of Oslo in the field of Musicology. During the years Javid Afsari Rad has performed solo in world music festivals in Europe Read more on Last.fm