Evin Agassi ܐܝܒ̣ܢ ܐܓܣܝ | |
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 Agassi in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 25 September 1945 Kermanshah, Iran |
| Died | 17 September 2024 (aged 78) Modesto, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1967–2024 |
Evin Agassi[a] (25 September 1945 – 17 September 2024) was an Assyrian-American singer[1][2] who had a career that spanned for over 50 years.[3] Agassi produced over 40 albums[4] during his career, with a majority of them being released in the 1980s and 1990s.[5]
Possessing spinto-tenor vocals, his work generally consisted of sophisticated ballads, love songs, nationalistic music and folk dance, with musical inspiration from Persian pop and, more recently, Latin pop genres, where he fused his art with cultural resistance.[6]
One of the better-known Assyrian singers, he generally toured Australia, Europe and West Asia. The majority of his songs were written by his brother, Givergiss Agassi, both in Persian and Assyrian.[1] His full name has also been spelled as Evan Aghassi.[b]
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- ^ a b Abboud Zeitoune (30 April 2010). ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܕܡܘܣܝܩܝ ܕܒܝܬ̣ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ. Assyrische Demokratische Organisation. ISBN 9783931358099.
- ^ Shabo Talay (2008). Die neuaramäischen Dialekte der Khabur-Assyrer in Nordostsyrien. Harrassowitz. ISBN 9783447057028.
- ^ Evin Agassi Archived 16 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, AssyrianVoice.net
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