{{Short description|Iranian musical band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Chaartaar ensemble | image = Chaartaar.jpg | alt = | caption = Cover of '''Baaraan Toie''', released in 2014 | image_size = | alias = | origin = Iran | genre = Persian fusion music | years_active = 2011–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Arman Garshasbi (singer)<br /> Arash Fathi (composer)<br /> Ehsan Haeri (poet)<br /> Aeen Ahmadifar (arrangement) | past_members = }} '''Chaartaar''' ({{langx|fa|چارتار}} lit. ''Four Strings'') is a Persian fusion band<ref>[https://music.apple.com/us/artist/chaartaar/821133199 Chaartaar]</ref> founded in 2011.
==Members== * Arman Garshasbi, vocalist * Arash Fathi - Composer * Ehsan Haeri - songwriter * Aeen Ahmadifar - Arrangement
==Style== [[File:Chaartaar at Milad Tower nowruz 1395.jpeg|thumb|Chaartaar concert for Nowruz at Milad Tower, Tehran, 2015]] The group’s style is a fusion of electronic music combined with Persian vocal music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.radiopadide.com/Artist/Chaartaar |title=Chaartaar at radiopadide.com |access-date=2015-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913074200/http://www.radiopadide.com/Artist/Chaartaar |archive-date=2015-09-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In September and October 2016 "Chaartaar" had their first live tour out of Iran, they started their tour from Vancouver in Canada and continued it in Calgary, Montreal and Toronto. After that they traveled to Europe and continue their tour in Rotterdam, Düsseldorf, London, Manchester, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Frankfurt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chaartaar.com/en/events/|title = Events – Chaartaar}}</ref>
==Albums==
{|class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Albums ! colspan=5 style="background:#B0C4DE;" |<span class="plainlinks"> Baaraan Toee (''You are the Rain'') </span> (Official, Released: 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.i7radio.com/mp3/c/chaartaar/baaraan-toee |title=Baaraan Toee at i7radio.com |access-date=2015-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510150415/http://www.i7radio.com/mp3/c/chaartaar/baaraan-toee |archive-date=2015-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://music.apple.com/us/album/baaraan-toee/821133151 Baaraan Toee] at ITunes Store</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" ! No. !! Title !! Native !! English Translation !! Length |-
| 01 || Ashoobam || {{lang|fa|آشوبم}} || I am Unrest || 4:52 |- | 02 || Maraa Be Khaaterat Negah Daar || {{lang|fa|مرا به خاطرت نگهدار}} || Keep me in your memory || 3:26 |- | 03 || Hendeseh || {{lang|fa|هندسه}} || Geometry || 4:11 |- | 04 || Baaraan Toee || {{lang|fa|باران تویی}} || You are the Rain (rain is you) | 3:52 |- | 05 || Zane Divaaneh || {{lang|fa|زن دیوانه}} || Madwoman || 3:50 |- | 06 || Kalaagh || {{lang|fa|کلاغ}} || The Crow || 3:42 |- | 07 || Asheghaaneh Tanhaast || {{lang|fa|عاشقانه تنهاست}} || Amorously in lonely || 3:50 |- | 08 || Harfi Bezan || {{lang|fa|حرفی بزن}} || Say Something || 3:43 |- | 09 || Khosha Be Man || {{lang|fa|خوشا به من}} || Slorias Me || 3:06 |- | 10 || Shabihe Yek Mordaab || {{lang|fa|شبیه یک مرداب}} || Like a Lagoon || 3:48 |- | 11 || Dar Hasrate Maah || {{lang|fa|در حسرت ماه}} || In longing of the Moon || 4:00 |- | 12 || Ghataar (Chaartaar) || {{lang|fa|قطار (چارتار)}} || The Train (Chaartaar) || 4:02 |- style="text-align:center;" ! colspan=5 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | <span class="plainlinks"> Jaddeh Miraghsad (''The Road's dancing'') </span> (Official, Released: 2015)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.i7radio.com/mp3/c/chaartaar/jaddeh-miraghsad |title=Jaddeh Miraghsad at i7radio.com |access-date=2015-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307020923/https://www.i7radio.com/mp3/c/chaartaar/jaddeh-miraghsad |archive-date=2016-03-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" ! No. !! Title !! Native !! English Translation !! Length |- | 01 || Leylache || {{lang|fa|لیلاچه}} || The little Leyla || 3:27 |- | 02 || Aseman Ham Zamin Khorad || {{lang|fa|آسمان هم زمین میخورد}} || Even the Sky Falls to Ground || 3:52 |- | 03 || Babr || {{lang|fa|ببر}} || The Tiger || 3:45 |- | 04 || Jadde Miraghsad || {{lang|fa|جاده میرقصد}} || The Road's dancing || 3:26 |- | 05 || Hozori Etefaghi || {{lang|fa|حضوری اتفاقی}} || The Accident Presence || 4:32 |- | 06 || Hich Dar Hich || {{lang|fa|هیچ در هیچ}} || Nothing but Nothingness || 3:31 |- | 07 || Man Dahanam || {{lang|fa|من دهانم}} || Me, the very Mouth || 3:41 |- | 08 || Ghazal Nashod || {{lang|fa|غزل نشد}} || The Unrealized Poetry || 2:34 |- | 09 || Dariche || {{lang|fa|دریچه}} || The Hatch || 3:35 |- style="text-align:center;" ! colspan=5 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | <span class="plainlinks"> Darya Kojast? (Where is the Sea?) </span> (Official, Released: 2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beeptunes.com/album/505738842/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA|title=دانلود آلبوم دریا کجاست از گروه چارتار - بیپتونز|website=بیپتونز|language=fa-IR|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" ! No. !! Title !! Native !! English Translation !! Length |- | 01 || Aghoosh ||آغوش|| Embrace | 3:18 |- | 02 || Door ||دور|| Far Away | 4:35 |- | 03 || Hejrat || هجرت ||Emigration |3:55 |- | 04 || Darya Kojast? ||دریا کجاست؟|| Where is the Sea? | 4:23 |- | 05 || Bargard ||برگرد|| Come Back | 4:00 |- | 06 || Benevis ||بنویس|| Write It | 3:32 |- | 07 || Ghoroob ||غروب|| Sunset | 4:35 |- | 08 || Tardid Raftan ||تردید رفتن|| Hesitate to Leave | 3:11 |- | 09 || Chashm Bi Barabar ||چشم بی برابر|| Unequal Eyes | 3:44 |- |10 |Khalgh |خلق |The People |3:36 |}
== Awards == * Best Album of year (in fusion style): Baaraan Toee<ref name="music ma">[http://www.musicema.com/node/211677 دومین جشن همدلی اهالی موسیقی برگزار شد]</ref> * Best Track of year (in fusion style): Baaraan Toee<ref name="music ma" /> * Best-selling Album in [http://www.beeptunes.com/ beeptunes]: Jaddeh Miraghsad<ref>[http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/454743 چارتار رکورد دار فروش آنلاین]</ref> *Barbad award for best pop music composition: Baaraan Toee<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-20|title=موسیقی فجر ۳۱ به خط پایان رسید/ معرفی برندگان جایزه «باربد»|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/3561010/موسیقی-فجر-۳۱-به-خط-پایان-رسید-معرفی-برندگان-جایزه-باربد|access-date=2021-11-05|website=خبرگزاری مهر {{!}} اخبار ایران و جهان {{!}} Mehr News Agency|language=fa}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.chaartaar.com Official website] (in English & Persian) *{{instagram|chaartaar}} *[http://persiandutch.com/2016/09/24/foto-video-chaartaar-in-rotterdam/ Chaartaar Concert in Rotterdam] (+Video)
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