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Aug 16, 2020 · Born in 1940 in the pilgrimage city of Mashhad, Shajarian began learning Koran recitation from his father when he was five. At the age of 12, he started studying the melodic corpus of Persian classical music, locally referred to as radif , and at the same time was learning to play the santur, a dulcimer of Mesopotamian origin.
Aug 16, 2020 · Born in 1940 in the pilgrimage city of Mashhad, Shajarian began learning Koran recitation from his father when he was five. At the age of 12, he started studying the melodic corpus of Persian classical music, locally referred to as radif, and at the same time was learning to play the santur, a dulcimer of Mesopotamian origin.
Apr 21, 2021 · Known as Iran’s king of song who once called himself the “son of Iran”, Shajarian was born in the religious city of Mashhad and began his vocal career from childhood with his father who taught him Quran recitation. His recitations of the Holy Quran were aired by Mashhad Radio when he was only 12.
- A Ringdove Arose from The East
- Invaluable Treasure of Songs
- The Main Stain of The Music World
- Unanimity, Taking The People Side
- A Profound Character, A Versatile Artist
- The Heirs of Iran's Voice
- Fly of The Dawn Bird
On the last days of September 1940, when the cold breeze of autumn started to blow in Mashad city, a baby boy was born in Shajarian family. His father named him Mohammad Reza after the Shia imam, Emam Reza. Following his grandfather's and father's steps, Mohammad Reza started reciting Holy Quran at the age of five. Soon he perceived the beauties of...
His deep passion and great proficiency in every aspect of traditional and folk Iranian music made Shajarian an iconic musician. During all prolific years of his professional carrier, Mohammad Reza Shajarian collaborated with accomplished artists like Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Parviz Meshkatian, Hossein Alizadeh, and Keyhan Kalhor and released about 60 m...
Not only Iranians but every music lover around the world enjoy hearing his cheerful voice. Grabbing several prestigious awards and being nominated approve his eminent status as a master performer. Nomination of the Grammys for two of his single tracks "Without You" in 2002 and "Faryad" in 2005, winning the notable UNESCO Picasso Medal in 1999 and U...
What makes Shajarian's place very special among Iranians is not restricted to his phenomenal art. Shajarian deeply believed that all arts aim to serve humanity. So, he is a humanitarian standing beside his people, not the governments, and his songs mirror the time's incidents and the nation's position during contemporary history. He stopped his col...
Mohammad Reza Shajarian was a precocious talent, skilful in multiple arts. While an incomparable musical talent, he was a gifted calligrapher. His brilliant skill in carpentering helped him to invent 14 original musical instruments and promote ten ones.
Shajarian's children preserved the precious legacy of the Grand Master Vocalist of Persian Music. Homayoun, his elder son, and his daughter, Mojgan are gifted enough to gain the knowledge of Persian traditional vocal art from the best source, their father. They accompanied Ostad Shajarian at so many concerts as a musician at first. Later on, they h...
After nineteen years of combating kidney cancer, on Oct. 8 2020, the song of the dawn bird died out and left a whole nation in mourning. His body rested in his homeland, beside the venerated mausoleum of Ferdowsi, the celebrated 10th-century Persian poet in Ferdows of Mashhad. There is no doubt that Shajarian's splendid art is a considerable part o...
Shajarian was not always in music groups, but he did the vocals for the Masters of Persian Music with his son Homayoun Shajarian, as well as two other ostads, Kayhan Kalhor and Hossein Alizadeh. He also performed with his daughter Mojgan Shajarian. [14]
This in-depth study surveys the social and historical context of the twentieth-century tradition of avaz while placing Shajarian’s early career within this complex culture, from being a child prodigy of Qur’an recitation in Mashhad to his rise to national prominence in the 1970s.
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Jan 27, 2018 · Born on September 23, 1940, in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Shajarian started recitation of the Holy Quran and singing at the age of five under the supervision of his father. At the age of 12, he began studying Radif, the Iranian repertoire of classical melodic figures, with some of the prominent maestros of his time, including Ahmad Ebadi ...
