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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Zohreh Jooya

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments IranIranian musicZohreh Jooya

Zohreh Jooya, raised in the holy city of Mashad in Iran, received a classical music education at the Academy of Music, Vienna and then earned…

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Artist Profiles: Sima Bina

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments IranIranian musicSima Bina

Sima Bina was born in Khorasan, in northeastern Iran, an ancient cultural crossroads where Afghan, Persian, Turkish and Kurdish customs and music have co-existed for…

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Artist Profiles: Siavash Nazeri

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments IranPersian classical musicSiavash Nazeri

Siavash Nazeri was born on the 1979 in Tehran. Siavash had the advantage of having Shahram Nazeri (one of the best known Iranian singers in…

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Artist Profiles: Shahram Nazeri

Angel Romero August 25, 2018 No Comments IranPersian classical musicShahram Nazeri

Shahram Nazeri is one of Iran’s most popular singers and a master of the Persian classical and Sufi repertoires. He was born to a musical…

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Artist Profiles: Saeed Niakowsari

Angel Romero August 24, 2018 No Comments IranPersian classical musicSaeed Niakowsarisantoor

Saeed Niakowsari is a composer and performer of Iranian traditional music. He is the owner and manager of ?Saba private music school?, which is a…

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Artist Profiles: Peyman Yazdanian

Angel Romero August 24, 2018 No Comments IranIranian musicPeyman Yazdanianpiano

Peyman Yazdanian is an Iranian pianist and composer who combines eastern instruments like ud, duduk, daf, dohol, tar, etc., with western and orchestral instruments. Born…

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Artist Profiles: Parisa

Angel Romero August 24, 2018 3 Comments IranIranian musicParisa

Parisa is one of Iran’s foremost female vocalists. She is a master of the radif or classical Persian repertoire. This traditional musical style is based…

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Artist Profiles: Naser Khorasani

Angel Romero August 24, 2018 No Comments dafIranNaser KhorasaniPersian classical musicUnited States of America

A member of the American Psychological Association, Naser Khorasani (daf) is a Psychologist specializing in music therapy and meditation. He was born in Tabriz, Iran…

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Artist Profiles: Mohammad Reza Lotfi

Angel Romero August 24, 2018 No Comments IranMohammad Reza LotfiPersian musictar

Mohammad Reza Lotfi was born in 1947 in Gorgan, northern Iran. Encouraged by his elder brother, he learned to play the tar and showed his…

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Artist Profiles: Mamak Khadem

Angel Romero August 24, 2018 No Comments IranIranian musicMamak KhademUnited States of Americaworld fusionworld music

Born in Iran, Mamak Khadem was part of the Children’s Choir for National Radio and Television, and immigrated to the U. S. as a teenager…

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