Delkash

Delkash was founded in January 2010 to perform traditional Persian music in Australia.  They combine Iranian classical and folklore music with vocals,  tombak (goblet-shaped drum), daf (frame drum), santour (small hammered dulcimer) and oud (fretless lute).

Iman Falah: Daf and Tombak player. Iman has over 15 years experience in playing tombak and daf. He has been a member of the Azadi group for 5 years which won the first prize in Iran Defa Moghaddas Festival in 2006.

Timothy Johannessen: Oud player. Tim is a multi-instrumentalist primarily interested in the modal musical traditions of Iran and Turkey. He plays (among other things) setâr, oud, tambur, daf, tombak and ney.  Tim also directs and plays setâr in the dastgâh-infulenced Hikâyat ensemble and also performs with the Sunshine Coast-based Dastân ensemble.

Omid Rahimi: Vocalist. Omid has been trained as a professional traditional singer for more than four years. In addition he plays tombak and daf.  Omid attended 4EB Radio station from 2005 to 2006, playing tombak and singing.

Mostafa Odabaiee: Santour player.  Mostafa has been playing santour for seven years mainly practicing on the Iranian classical music.

Kelly Dowall: Clarinet and ney player. Kelly studied music at The University of Queensland and continues to study music therapy there. She travelled to Turkey to study and perform traditional Turkish music. Kelly’s appreciation of Persian music and culture began when she first heard a recording of the Persian ney. Kelly currently performs on clarinet and Turkish ney in several ensembles including Delkash, Muziz, Hikayat, Tulip Garden and The Trans-Balkan Express.

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