Taher Yarveisi was born in 1940 in Gahvare, Kermanshah, Iran. During his early childhood he began to learn the tanbur maqams from his first master the legendary Tanbur player and maker, Changiz Farmani (Gahvareh) -the grand father of the famous tambour maker Ostad Asadollah Gahvareh. In order to excel his knowledge, Taher then attended lessons by the most notable Tanbur master Ostad Seyyed Vali Hosseyni. Taher Yarveisi is not only the most notable Tanbour player from Guran, the oldest region of the Tanbur tradition is also the most recognised Ahl-e Haq Maqam singer. Taher Yarveisi has taken part in several music festivals in Iran and abroad. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Taher+Yarveisi">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.