Sina Homaee

Sina Homaee (He/Him) was born in Shiraz, Iran. He is an Iranian musician and educator currently based in Philadelphia, PA. His primary instruments are santour (سنتور) and tombak (تنبک). He started his first music lessons at the age of nine years old. Sina’s principal mentors for tombak were Jamal Bordbar and Farbod Yadollahi. He also studied santour with Amin Rahaee, Roozbeh Rahimi, Alireza Sedighynasab, Mehran Shirazi, and Masoud Shenasa.

Sina has taught a variety of music courses such as music theory, Iranian music theory, form and analysis in Iranian traditional music, as well as his primary instruments, santour, and tombak at Fazel University of Art and music institutions in Shiraz.

He was the director of the Sepidar Ensemble in Shiraz, Iran, and collaborated with numerous music ensembles in Iran. During his time in Iran, Sina collaborated with Fars TV and Radio Broadcasting Channel.

Sina is currently finishing his Master’s thesis in Ethnomusicology at Guilan University (Rasht, Iran). His research interests are Qashqaei music (Nomadic people around Fars province), music and globalization, women in Iranian music, and music in the Iranian diaspora. He pursued his bachelor’s of music in Iranian music performance from the Shiraz University of Art. He currently lives in Philadelphia and plays with a variety of music ensembles. Sina is interested in integrating different musical cultures and is keen to collaborate with a variety of artists from different musical backgrounds.