Biography
Born in 1993 in Boushehr in southern Iran, Naghib shanbehzadeh began playing music at the age of three alongside his father Saeid. He has been a permanent member of the Shanbehzadeh Ensemble since the age of 10. He has shared the stage with many great musicians of different genres, including Manu Kodjia, Billy Cobham and Trilok Gurtu. He has benefited from both oral transmission (traditional percussion from southern Iran) and learned written transmission (Western percussion at the Créteil conservatory).
At 32, Naghib Shanbehzadeh already boasts two decades of stage experience.