Dastan Ensemble
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Dastan Ensemble is a renowned Iranian music group known for its sophisticated performances of classical Persian repertoire, often featuring virtuoso kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dastan Ensemble canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7724561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dastan Ensemble Context triple: [Kayhan Kalhor, associatedAct, Dastan Ensemble]
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A.
Lyab-i Hauz ensemble
Lyab-i Hauz ensemble is a historic architectural complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, centered around a traditional pond and surrounded by notable madrasas and caravanserais from the 16th–17th centuries.
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B.
Silk Road Ensemble
Silk Road Ensemble is a multicultural musical collective founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma that blends classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from along the historic Silk Road.
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C.
Hewar ensemble
Hewar ensemble is a contemporary Syrian music group known for blending Arabic classical traditions with jazz and improvisational elements.
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D.
West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
The West–Eastern Divan Orchestra is a youth orchestra co-founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said that brings together Israeli, Palestinian, and other Middle Eastern musicians to promote dialogue and coexistence through classical music.
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E.
Ottoman Imperial Orchestra
The Ottoman Imperial Orchestra was the principal Western-style musical ensemble of the late Ottoman Empire, serving the imperial court and laying foundations for modern Turkish symphonic music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dastan Ensemble Target entity description: Dastan Ensemble is a renowned Iranian music group known for its sophisticated performances of classical Persian repertoire, often featuring virtuoso kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor.
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A.
Lyab-i Hauz ensemble
Lyab-i Hauz ensemble is a historic architectural complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, centered around a traditional pond and surrounded by notable madrasas and caravanserais from the 16th–17th centuries.
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B.
Silk Road Ensemble
Silk Road Ensemble is a multicultural musical collective founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma that blends classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from along the historic Silk Road.
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C.
Hewar ensemble
Hewar ensemble is a contemporary Syrian music group known for blending Arabic classical traditions with jazz and improvisational elements.
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D.
West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
The West–Eastern Divan Orchestra is a youth orchestra co-founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said that brings together Israeli, Palestinian, and other Middle Eastern musicians to promote dialogue and coexistence through classical music.
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E.
Ottoman Imperial Orchestra
The Ottoman Imperial Orchestra was the principal Western-style musical ensemble of the late Ottoman Empire, serving the imperial court and laying foundations for modern Turkish symphonic music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian musical group
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music ensemble ⓘ |
| activeIn |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ali-Reza Ghorbani
NERFINISHED
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Behnam Samani NERFINISHED ⓘ Homayoun Shajarian NERFINISHED ⓘ Hossein Behroozinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kayhan Kalhor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Reza Shajarian NERFINISHED ⓘ Peyman Nasehpour NERFINISHED ⓘ Salar Aghili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | music ⓘ |
| genre |
Persian classical music
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traditional Iranian music ⓘ |
| hasCollaboration |
Ali-Reza Ghorbani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homayoun Shajarian NERFINISHED ⓘ Kayhan Kalhor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Reza Shajarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Behnam Samani
NERFINISHED
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Hamid Motebassem NERFINISHED ⓘ Hossein Behroozinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peyman Nasehpour NERFINISHED ⓘ Saeid Farajpouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentationIncludes |
daf
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kamancheh ⓘ oud ⓘ setar ⓘ tar ⓘ tombak ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | Persian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with virtuoso kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor
NERFINISHED
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sophisticated performances of classical Persian repertoire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Faryad
NERFINISHED
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In the Mirror of the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightingale with a Broken Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ Through Eternity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performs |
contemporary compositions in Persian classical style
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radif of Persian classical music ⓘ |
| style | improvisation within the radif system ⓘ |
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Subject: Dastan Ensemble Description of subject: Dastan Ensemble is a renowned Iranian music group known for its sophisticated performances of classical Persian repertoire, often featuring virtuoso kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor.
Referenced by (1)
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