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"Shajarian is a superstar, the Pavarotti of Persian classical music." - Globe and Mail
Mohammad Reza Shajarian is a living legend in Persian culture and music, with one of the most recognizable voices in Iran – sweet, soulful and dynamic. Born in 1940 in the city of Mashhad, Shajarian started singing at the age of five under the supervision of his father. At the age of twelve he began studying the traditional classical repertoire (radif) with the great masters of the tradition, including Ahmad Ebadi, Esmaeel Mehrtash and Abdollah Davami, from whom he learnt the most ancient tasnifs (songs). He began singing professionally in 1959 at Radio Khorasan and has been a staple of Iranian radio, television and recordings ever since, leading the Persian classical music renaissance that took hold after the 1979 revolution. In 1999 UNESCO presented him with the prestigious Picasso Medal in France and in 2000, the Ministry of Culture in Iran declared him "Best Classical Vocalist." A series of US re-issues of Shajarian's classic Iranian recordings will launch this year with the release of "Bidad" on World Village/Harmonia Mundi USA.
He is joined by the Ava Ensemble consisting of Persian music's most accomplished players: Homayoun Shajarian, tombak player/vocalist; Majid Derakshani, composer/tar player; Hossein Rezaeenia, daf player; Saeed Farajpouri, composer/kamanche player; and Hossein Behroozinia, composer/barbat player.
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