Homayoun Shajarian

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Homayoun Shajarian همایون شجریان
Background information
Born	(1975-05-21) 21 May 1975 (age 46) Tehran, Iran
Origin	Mashhad, Iran
Genres	Persian traditional music
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Tombak Kamancheh

Homayoun Shajarian (Persian: همايون شجريان‎, born 21 May 1975) is an Iranian classical music singer.^[1]

Biography[]

Shajarian was born in Tehran and is the son of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, a grand master vocalist of Persian traditional music. At a young age, began studying the tombak, a Persian hand drum, and Persian traditional vocal Avaz.

Shajarian attended Tehran Conservatory of Music choosing Kamancheh as his professional instrument and was tutored by Ardeshir Kamkar. In 1991, he accompanied his father in concerts of Ava Music Ensemble in the United States, Europe and Iran, playing Tombak and from 1999 on, started accompanying his father also on vocals. His first independent work Nassim-e Vasl, composed by Mohammad Javad Zarrabian, was released on his 28th birthday, on 21 May 2003. He performed live-stream concert on 24 May 2020 during coronavirus pandemic.^[2] His latest track, Souvashoun was released in 2021.

Discography[]

See also[]

• Music of Iran
• List of Iranian musicians

References[]

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• (in Persian) Interview with BBC