Feras Charestan

Kanun

Arabic

English

Feras Charestan is from the city of Al-Hasakeh, in the northeast of Syria, and studied qānun at the High Institute of Music in Damascus. He has performed as a qānun soloist with symphony orchestras and has been a member of popular bands as well as contemporary music ensembles that are creating new music rooted in Middle Eastern traditions. Feras Charestan currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden.