Ziya Tabassian_ percussion
Ziya Tabassian began playing the tombak at the age of ten. After a brief initiation period in Iran, he continued his autodidactic training in Montreal, his adopted homeland. He studied Western classical percussion and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in percussion from the Université de Montréal. As a percussionist, he is professionally very active and performs with many early music, contemporary and world music ensembles and had performed in more than 40 countries in some prestigious festivals and concert halls. He has many albums to his credit on some major labels with great ensembles and artists. He recently released his second solo album, “The Circle of the Cycles”, stemming from his researches on”, stemming from his researches on the rhythmic cycles and new techniques on the tombak.