Iran’s composer Jamshid Andalibi dies at 66
Iranian musician and ney (end-blown flute) player, Jamshid Andalibi, died at the age of 66 due to a heart failure.
The news was reported by IRNA from the Iran Music House, expressing condolences to his family and praying for patience and tranquility.
Born on March 3, 1958, in Sanandaj, Andalibi initially learned to play ney without a master. Later, he continued his musical education at the University of Tehran and honed his ney techniques under the guidance of Hossein Omoumi.
He furthered his skills in traditional Iranian music with Nasrollah Nassehpour, Nourali Boroumand, and Mohammadreza Lotfi.
In 1981, Andalibi sought advanced ney playing techniques from Hassan Kasai in Isfahan. Throughout his career, he collaborated closely with Mohammadreza Shajarian on works such as ‘Yad-e Ayyam’ and ‘Rosva-ye Del.’
Besides his proficiency in playing ney, Andalibi was actively involved in composing, having produced albums in this domain.
He also arranged and played Abolhasan Saba compositions on ney in an instructional format.