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…
Artist Profiles: Mohammad Reza Lotfi
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Artist Profiles: Majid Derakhshani
Majid Derakhshani is considered one of the best tar players in Iran with the respectful title Ostad, meaning a master who can give the best…
Tar Virtuosa Sahba Motallebi to Perform in Miami
Tar and sitar master Sahba Motallebi is set to perform Saturday, January 27th accompanied by Naghmeh Farahmand at North Beach Bandshell in Miami. Sahba Motallebi…
Artist Profiles: Keyvan Saket
Keyvan Saket is an Iranian composer and tar and setar instrumentalist. Keyvan is a master of traditional Persian music who, after recording and touring extensively…
Artist Profiles: Fariborz Azizi
Fariborz Azizi was born in Tehran (Iran) in 1961. He has performed on tar and setar for more than 30 years. Before devoting himself to…
Sahba Motallebi and T.J. Troy at Music Vault Academy in Laguna Hills
Iranian tar and setar maestra Sahba Motallebi and percusionist T.J. Troy are set to perform on Saturday, October 15 at The Music Vault Academy in…
Artist Profiles: Sahba Motallebi
Sahba Motallebi is recognized internationally as a modern expert of the Iranian tar and setar, lute-type stringed instruments that are essential to one of the…
Maestro Hossein Alizadeh with Pejman Hadadi to Perform Mystical Persian Music in New York
Hossein Alizadeh, a master of the tar and setar lutes, and Pejman Hadadi one of the most innovative Iranian percussionists are set to perform on…