Es’hak Baluch Nasab (Iran) is an expert of the epic singing tradition known as shervandi, a Baluchi musical genre with strong connections to the Makran…
Shervandi Maestro Es’hak Baluch-Nasab
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Iranian Tar and Setar Maestro Ali Kazemi
Ali Kazemi is an Iranian tar and setar player, composer, educator, and scholar. Kazemi’s scholarly work on tahrir, a style of Iranian classical singing, was…
Oghlan Bakhshi: A Maestro of Turkmen Traditional Music
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…
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…