Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian vocalist and master of Persian traditional music. He is widely considered as one of the greatest Iranian artists of all time. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitarian activities. He died of a heart attack on October 8, 2020, in Tehran, Iran.
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Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian vocalist and master of Persian traditional music. He is widely considered as one of the greatest Iranian artists of all time. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitarian activities. In 1999, UNESCO in France presented him with the Picasso Award and in 2006 with the UNESCO Mozart Medal. In 2017, Los Angeles Times cited him as the \”Greatest living maestro of Persian classical music\”. His works cover also some songs of Iranian ethnic music including Mazandarani music, Azeri music, Kurdish music and Lur music. After coming out in support of the Iranian Green Movement and criticizing the Iranian government, he was banned from holding concerts and releasing music. In 2008, he toured the world with the Ava Ensemble, composed of his son Homayoun, Hossein Behroozinia, Majid Derakhshani, Hossain Rezaeenia, and Saeed Farajpouri.
In 2012, he tours with the Shahnaz Ensemble with his daughter Mojgan and other band members. He died of a heart attack on October 8, 2020, in Tehran, Iran. He had a son and a daughter, both of whom are still alive and living in the United States. He also has a son, Hamid, who is a well-known Iranian musician. He has also a son-in-law, Hossein Alizadeh, who also sings in the Iranian national band, the Pahlavi Orchestra. His daughter, Mozhgan, is also a well known Iranian singer and has recorded several albums of her own. She has also recorded two albums of Iranian folk music. She is the wife of Iranian musician Hossein Taherzadeh.
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