Kourosh (also spelled Koorosh and Kurosh) is mostly used to refer to Cyrus the Great, the founder of Achaemenid Empire. The English translation (equivalent) of the word is Cyrus. In general it may refer to:
a number kings in Persian monarchy such as Cyrus I (king of Anshan), Cyrus the Great, and Cyrus the Younger (brother to the Persian King Artaxerxes)Kourosh, a common Persian name
The music of Iran has never made much of an impact on the West. It certainly doesn't lack a vibrant classical tradition, as albums by Hossein Alizadeh, Kayhan Kalhor and Mohammed Reza Shajarian will attest, and with Azerbaijanis, Bahtiari, Baluchi, and Kurds each contributing their own styles of folk music. But unlike that of India, Africa and the Arab world, the appeal of Persian music appears to have eluded us. For when it comes to… more »
