January 2010
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Jan 6th
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December 2009
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Turkey’s Rumi foundation honors Shajarian
Turkey’s International Mevlana Foundation honored Iran’s living legend of traditional music Mohammad Reza Shajarian during the first night of his concerts in Konya, Turkey. The International Mevlana Foundation honored Shajarian with a Golden pin and Shajarian presented his handwritten poems of Rumi as well as his cassettes to the foundation. Shajarian performed concerts accompanied by the Shahnaz...
Dec 14th
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November 2009
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The Master Rebel
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, one of the most highly acclaimed interpreters of classical Iranian music, is defying the regime by forbidding the state-run radio station from playing his songs. One of his principles has always been to stay out of day-to-day politics. But now Mohammad-Reza Shajarian has apparently had enough. After seeing dozens of demonstrators killed and thousands arrested in the...
Nov 28th
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“It’s a message that I always had for the Iranian people: how to love each...”
– Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Nov 14, 2009, The Associated Press
Nov 28th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 15th
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ListenHamavazi-e Shushtari Vocal: Mohammad Reza...
Nov 12th
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Shajarian to give concerts in Konya
Photo: Mohammad Reza Shajarian acknowledges the audience during his concert with the Shahnaz Ensemble at Tehran’s National Grand Hall on June 27, 2008. Giant of traditional Iranian music Mohammad Reza Shajarian accompanied by the Shahnaz Ensemble will be giving performances in Konya. They will present the concerts on December 13, 14, 16 and 17 during the annual ceremonies held in Konya on the...
Nov 9th
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October 2009
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Oct 28th
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Shajarian to present new instruments in France
Mohammad Reza Shajarian is set to present his newly designed instruments at a music congress in France. Shajarian will introduce his Tondar and Sorahi at the fifth edition of the Interdisciplinary Musicology Congress, which will be held on the theme of ‘Music and Its Instruments’ from Oct. 26 to 29 in Paris. Sorahi has a neck similar to that of violin alto and its saddle and...
Oct 28th
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Oct 10th
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Mohammad Reza Shajarian & Shahnaz Ensemble Concert →
about 200 new pictures from Shajarian’s recent concert in Stockholm, Sweden. - by Saroee.com
Oct 10th
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Oct 10th
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“I wondered why he was not working hard over the past few years. This was...”
– Hooshang Kamkar
Oct 10th
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ListenMasnavi-e Bayat-e Turk ‘Gham-Parast’ ...
Oct 10th
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ListenSaz o Avaz-e Kurd-e Bayat ‘Saghi’ ...
Oct 10th
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“He never dies, the maestro whose white hair was the symbol of Iranian musicians’...”
– Hamid Motebassem
Oct 9th
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Oct 9th
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WatchWatch
Interview with Hamid Motebassem and Saeid Farajpouri about Dastan Ensemble
Oct 9th
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“I do not believe in the death of such an extraordinary virtuoso. Parviz...”
– Mohammad Reza Shajarian
Oct 9th
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Listen Tasnif-e ‘Ghasedak’ Composer:...
Oct 9th
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Listen Tasnif-e ‘Shaydaei’ Composer:...
Oct 9th
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Listen Tasnif-e ‘Sarv-e Azad’ composed by...
Oct 9th
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Who is Homayoun Shajarian?
Homayoun Shajarian (born May 21, 1975) is a renowned Persian classical music vocalist, as well as a Tombak and Kamancheh player. He was born in Tehran in a music-dedicated family. He is the son of Mohammad Reza Shajarian, the grand master vocalist of Traditional Persian music. Upon his father’s advice, he began studying knowledge of technique and rhythm under supervision of Nasser...
Oct 9th