Mohammad Reza Shadjarian & Ensemble Aref

Mohammad Reza Shadjarian {Persian: محمدرضا شجريان} (b. 1940) is an Iranian singer, specialising in the performance of classical and traditional Persian music. He is also known as a calligrapher, and a humanitarian campaigner Shadjarian was born on 23rd September 1940 in Mashhad, Iran. He started studying singing at the age of five, under the supervision of his father, and at the age of twelve he began studying the traditional classical repertoire known as the Radif. Shajarian started his singing career in 1959 at Radio Khorasan, rising to prominence in the 1960s with his distinct style of singing. Since then his career has included teaching at Tehran University's Department of Fine Arts, working at National Radio and Television, researching Iranian music, and making numerous recordings. Shajarian has collaborated with Parviz Meshkatian, Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh, and Faramarz Payvar. He is recognised as skilled singer in the challenging traditional Dastgah style. In 1999 UNESCO in France presented him with the Picasso Award and in 2006 with the UNESCO Mozart Medal. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.