Babak Amini

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Babak Amini (born April 1970 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian musician and guitarist.

He was always amused by the world of music and his first experience of music was with his mentor and renounced teacher, Mr. Shahrokh Partovi. He began learning music and guitar at the age of 10 with the style of Flamenco. He then followed his ambition by studying from one of the masters in guitar, Mr. Simon Aivazian.

He entered the professional world at the age of 18. His first album was introduced in 1990 and was called Gray Rain followed by Blue Rain. He then released his third album, Shadow of My Own, which had vocals based on poets such as Hafez, Molana, Baba Taher, and Nima.

In the midst of his last album, Googoosh, the diva of Iranian music, was introduced to him. She quickly grasped the opportunity to work with him on her own album, Zoroaster. He then was asked to compose, arrange and lead Googoosh's orchestra for her tour around the world. While in tour, he decided to complete his solo album, 'Magic', in the US.

List of albums:

• Gray Rain
• Blue Rain
• Shadow of My Own
• Zoroaster (with Googoosh)
• Magic