Category Archives: Music
Hafez Nazeri – The Iranian musician who took ancient Persian poetry to the top of the U.S. charts
Arriving in New York City at the age of 19 to study music, Hafez Nazeri knew he wanted to do big things. Now, little more than a decade later, the young Iranian classical composer is riding high with a chart-topping … Continue reading
Faegheh Atashin aka Googoosh awarded and very popular Iranian singer and actress
Faegheh Atashin born on 5 May 1950 in Tehran / Iran also known by her stage name Googoosh is an Iranian singer and actress. She is known for her contributions to Iranian pop music, but also starred in a variety … Continue reading
Morteza Hannaneh awarded Iranian composer
Morteza Hannaneh (Persian: مرتضی حنانه) (March 1, 1923 – October 17, 1989) was a well-known Persian (Iranian) composer. Hannaneh studied composition in Italy and established Farabi Orchestra in Radio Tehran in 1963s. He won the first prize of “Tribune international … Continue reading
André Hossein, born Aminoullah Husseinov Iranian composer of Neo-Romantic music and tar soloist
André Hossein, born Aminoullah Husseinov was an Iranian composer of Neo-Romantic music and a tar soloist residing in France. While in Germany he attended a music academy in Stuttgart and the Berlin Conservatory from 1934 to 1937. Works : In … Continue reading
Heshmat Sanjari conductor of Tehran Conservatory Students Orchestra
conducting Tehran Symphony Orchestra with Yehudi Menuhin 1967 Heshmat Sanjari (1918 – January 4, 1995) (Persian: حشمت سنجري) was a well-known Persian (Iranian) conductor and composer.studied violin at the Tehran Conservatory of Music under Serge Khotsief and Conducting at the … Continue reading
Ali (Alexander) Rahbari Iranian composer and conductor
Ali (Alexander) Rahbari (Persian: علی رهبری) is an Iranian (Persian) composer and conductor, who has worked with more than 120 European orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Born in Tehran in 1948, Rahbari studied violin and composition at the Persian National … Continue reading
She was born in Vienna, but she’s Iran’s first female conductor
She was born to Iranian parents and visited Iran frequently. “In my heart I feel quite Iranian,” she says. … Being brought up in an Iranian family meant that she was familiar with the language and culture, but that didn’t make … Continue reading
Christian Composer and Coductor Loris Tjeknavorian – one of the most celebrated cultural figures in Iran
Loris Tjeknavorian (also spelled Cheknavarian, Armenian: Լորիս Ճգնավորյան; Persian: لوریس چکناواریان, born 13 October 1937) is an Iranian Armenian composer and conductor. He is one of the most celebrated cultural figures in Armenia and Iran. … As a composer Tjeknavorian … Continue reading
Darya Dadvar Iranian soprano soloist and composer living in Paris, France.
Darya Dadvar, (born 1971 in Iran) is an accomplished Iranian soprano soloist and composer living in Paris, France. Darya grew up in an artistic environment in Iran. Her mother is a singer/director of the Marionette Theatre. In 1991, she left … Continue reading
Ramin Djawadi – Iranian-German composer of the title music of “Game of Thrones” and Grammy nominee
Ramin Djawadi (Persian: رامین جوادی; born July 19, 1974) is an Iranian-German composer of orchestral music for film and television. Djawadi may be best known for his Grammy-nominated, guitar-driven score for Iron Man and Pacific Rim and for the TV … Continue reading
Iranian composer Behzad Ranjbaran in Santa Rosa Symphony’s March 22, 23 and 24 concerts
Santa Rosa Symphony Music Director Bruno Ferrandis leads the orchestra in a world premiere by award-winning contemporary composer Behzad Ranjbaran on March 22, 23, and 24, 2014, in Weill Hall at Sonoma State University’s Green Music Center. Born in 1955 … Continue reading
Sormeh – Successful Austrian trio with two Iranian women in the European World Music Charts.
It certainly does not happen every day that Austrian bands hit the international charts. … This month the trio Sormeh have claimed the No.12 spot on the European World Music Charts. … Sormeh is a talented group of three musicians … Continue reading
Rita, Iranian-born Israeli pop singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_%28Israeli_singer%29 “Rita Yahan-Farouz (English: Jahanforuz; Hebrew: ריטה יהאן-פרוז; ,Known Simply as Rita, b. March 24, 1962) is an Iranian-born Israeli pop singer and actress, notable for being one of Israel’s most famous female singers…In 2011, she also became popular in … Continue reading
World class guitar player Armik
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armik “Armik (born Armik Dashchi[1]) is an Iranian–Armenian flamenco guitarist and composer“ See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYgPJbkCb2A
Shahrdad Rohani, Iranian violinist/pianist/conductor who played with Yanni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrdad_Rohani “Shahrdad Rohani(Persian: شهرداد روحانی) is an Iranian composer, violinist/pianist, and conductor…Mr. Rohani is the music director and conductor of the COTA symphony orchestra in Los Angeles. He has appeared as a guest conductor with a number of prestigious orchestras … Continue reading
Mehrzad Marashi, Iranian Singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehrzad_Marashi “Mehrzad Marashi; (born 20 September 1980 in Iran)[1] is an Iranian–German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 7”
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World class guitarist Ardeshir Farah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardeshir_Farah “Ardeshir Farah is an Iranian musician and guitarist. He was born in Tehran. Farah is half of the guitar duo Strunz & Farah. http://www.strunzandfarah.com/ Farah’s work in Strunz & Farah earned him a Grammy Award in 1991.His works include … Continue reading
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Remarkable people with Iranian roots 