Negar Bouban is an Iranian musician, musicologist, composer and Oud player, born in 1973 in Tehran.

In the last thirty years, Negar has developed a multi-career of composer-performer and recording musician with ensembles, as well as solo. While at the same time, she has been working in research and university teaching in Iran and abroad.
Negar's passionate attitude for live performances goes hand in hand with the art of improvisation, which is a distinctive part of her concerts.

Negar has a PhD in Art Studies, in the inter-disciplinary field of Linguistics and Musicology, in which she wrote her thesis on Foundations of Rhythm in Persian Language and Dastgah Music.

Here is a copy of Negar's CV, and to hear more about Negar, her ideas and what she has done in more detail,
there are six interviews on Alnadi-podcast channels on Soundcloud and YouTube.