Mohammad Geldi Geldi Nejad, hailing from the Turkmen region of Iran, embodies the remarkable talent and passion that has propelled him to the forefront of…
Oghlan Bakhshi: A Maestro of Turkmen Traditional Music
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Gyjak Master Abdolghaffar Geldinejad
Abdolghaffar Geldinejad, an accomplished maestro of the gyjak (spike fiddle), was born in 1957 in Gonbad-e Kavous, a city situated in the Turkmen Sahra region…
Elshan Ghasimi: Mastering Tradition and Innovation in Persian Classical Music
Elshan Ghasimi, born 1981 in Isfahan, Iran is a master of the tar, a long-necked Iranian lute instrument, and of Persian classical art music, as…
Artist Profiles: Kaveh Mahmudiyan
Kaveh Mahmudiyan was born in 1983 in Mahabad, Iran. He moved to Norway with his family in 1977. At the age of 13, Kaveh started…
Artist Profiles: Mahsa Vahdat
Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat was born October 29, 1973 in Tehran, Iran. She is a leading Persian classical vocalist and world music artist. Mahsa Vahdat…
Artist Profiles: Marjan Vahdat
Iranian singer Marjan Vahdat was born in 1976 in Tehran. She has performed as an independent singer and musician since 1995. Marjan has presented her…
Artist Profiles: Kaveh Sarvarian
Musician and composer Kaveh Sarvarian was born in Tehran, Iran in 1976. He has a Master of Composition, University of Art of Tehran. Throughout his…
Artist Profiles: Zohreh 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…
Artist Profiles: Sima 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…
Artist Profiles: Siavash 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…