Scattering Stars Like Dust (Persian: نخستین دیدار بامدادی) is a solo album by Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor, released on 9 June 1998 in the United States through Traditional Crossroads records.

[2] Scattering Stars Like Dust is a 47-minute suite for Kamancheh and the Tombak drum.

Like most Persian music, it is improvised and based on a large traditional collection of short, melodic motifs.

[1] Some unusual time signatures come from Kurdish music and the album's title from a poem by Rumi.

[3] All music is composed by Kayhan Kalhor