Hossein Hamidi
Afsaneh Jahangiri
Nazli Jahangiri
Rabeh Eftekhari
Afshin Hashemi
Rana Shi’eh
Ghobad Rezaei
Saba Raeiszadeh
Ali Samadpour
Fardis Feyzbakhsh
Naser Vahdati
Parvin Namazi
Nasrollah Jahangiri
Parisa Kashefi
Mehdi Fallah Safa
Golnoosh Hamidi
Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi
Azarakhsh Masoumi
Jamal Mohammadi
Majid Rahimipour
Sadegh Cheraghi
Keivan Pahlavan
Arjang Faramarzi
Koohyar Babaeian
Peyman Asheghan
Amir Nasrollah
Nastaran Kimiavi
Elshan Ghasimi
Ali Tavakoli
Alireza Nasehi
Hossein Azizi
Hamid Sarvari
Anali Vakili
Setareh Aminian
Marjan Bashiri
Meysam Yousefi
Producer, Conductor, Balaban, Narmeh-Nay, Duduk, Sorna, Ney, Labak, Naqhareh, Nafir, Gavargeh, Dayereh, Vocal
Vocal, Ghashoghak
Vocal, Ghashoghak
Shurangiz, Setar, Ghopuz
Kamancheh, Nafir, Karb, Actor
Kamancheh, Qosha Naqara
Afghan Rubab, Naghareh, Karb
Qashqai Naghareh, Handy Dohol, Ghashoghak, Effective Instruments
Tar, Balaban, Naghareh
Bass Tar, Bass Qopuz, Dayereh, Percussion Instruments
Vocal
Vocal, Dayereh, Ghashoghak
Vocal, Qashqai Setar
Kamancheh, Tar
Tar, Qopuz, Nafir
Dayereh, Dayereh Zangi, Handy Dohol, Gavargeh, Tombak, Dizeh, Ghashoghak, Nafir
Tar
Handy Dohol, Ghashoghak
Laleva
Qaval
Balaban, Ney, Nafir
Dayereh
Tombak
Tar
Tar
Tar
Bass Tar, Bass Balaban
Balaban, Nafir
Harat Rubab, Oud
Setar, Daf, Actor
Dayereh, Tombak
Tombak
Tombak
Tombak
Tombak
Tombak
Shemshal Ensemble founded by Hossein Hamidi in 1998. The main aims of the Shemshal was recreating antique music of different regions of Iran with forgotten music instruments. First members of the Shemshal ensemble was: Hossein Hamidi, Afsaneh Jahangiri, Ghobad Rezai, Ali Samadpour, Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi, Jamal Mohammadi, Nastaran Kimiavi, Sadegh Cheraghi and Elshan Ghasimi.
As a result the first group experience, recreating the "Qashqai Song" and "Galesh" in the 2000s as a group playing in the Pop Studio was recorded by Naser Farhoodi.
Then Shemshal within a decade, operated more than 40 concerts in different cities of Iran including Tehran, Sari, Ahwaz and Gachsaran.
Shemshal Ensemble (Qajar Music), Niavaran Cultural Center, 2008 | Photo by Katayoun Masoudi