Mohammad Reza Shajarian was a legend and a living monument of Iranian traditional music. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy. At early age, he began studying the traditional ...

Born on May 21, 1975, in Tehran, Homayoun Shajarian developed his musical prowess under the guidance of his father, Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian. With a rich background in international ...

He reprises “Be Rang-e Seda” (“In Color of Voice”), a series of successful concerts performed in Iran and Canada in September 2022. Shajarian also performs a repertoire of his songs and some memorable ...

Iranians around the world flooded their social media accounts with tributes, songs and poetry dedicated to legendary Iranian singer and composer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, who died from complications ...

When protests broke out in Iran in 2009 over the fraudulent presidential election, one of the country’s leading artists stood up against the regime and its violent repression of demonstrators.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Singers, actors, sports stars — the list goes on. Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country. And ...

Sélectionner nos 15 titres musicaux écolos préférés... un vrai casse-tête pour la rédaction de Novethic. C’est un ovni absolu dans la carrière du rocker. À la fin des années 60, le chanteur veut ...

How can I convey the depth of the pain of his loss to non-Iranians? Think of Um Kalthum for Egyptians and the larger Arab world, think of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian’s politics were almost never explicit, but the Iranian people knew he stood with them. By Nahid Siamdoust Ms. Siamdoust is the author of “Soundtrack of the Revolution: The ...

IRAN’S most famous singer, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, a voice celebrated across all generations in the country, died on Thursday October 8 after a long struggle against cancer that had prevented him ...

To Iranians at home and abroad, the death of the country’s most revered classical music singer, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, reverberated like the death of a rock or pop star in the West. After learning ...