Hossein Alizadeh | |
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Background information | |
Born | August 23, 1951 |
Origin | Tehran, Iran |
Genres | Persian Traditional, Contemporary Classical, Soundtrack |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Tar and Setar Player |
Instrument(s) | Tar, Setar (also Sallaneh, Shurangiz) |
Years active | 1966 |
Hossein Alizadeh (August 23, 1951) (Persian: حسین علیزاده) is an Iranian musician, composer,[1] radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser.[2] He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Alireza Eftekhari and Jivan Gasparyan, as well as with a number of orchestras and ensembles.