Shahram Nazeri

Shahram Nazeri
Background information
Born (1950-02-18) 18 February 1950 (age 74)[1]
Kermanshah, Iran[1]
GenresKurdish music, Persian music
Occupation(s)Singer, Composer
InstrumentSetaar
Years active1958–present
Shahram Nazeri & Parviz Meshkatian
Shahram Nazeri & Parviz Meshkatian

Shahram Nazeri (Kurdish: شەهرام نازری, romanized: Şehram Nazirî,[2][3] Persian: شهرام ناظری;[4] born 18 February 1950[1]) is a contemporary Iranian tenor of Kurdish origin from Kermanshah,[5] Iran, who sings Sufi music, classical and traditional Kurdish and Persian music.[6] He has been accompanied by some of the masters of Iranian traditional music such as Jalil Shahnaz, Hossein Alizadeh, Jalal Zolfonoun, Parviz Meshkatian and Faramarz Payvar. He has also worked with his son Hafez, a composer.

Nazeri was the first musician to include Rumi's poetry within Persian music, thus establishing a tradition of Sufi music within both Persian classical music and Kurdish music.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Iran Chamber Society: Iranian Music: Shahram Nazeri". iranchamber.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Şehram Nazirî hêjeyî xelata mafên mirov a Îranê hat dîtin". Rûdaw (in Kurdish). 25 January 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ "شارام نازری لە ماڵمۆ و ستۆکهۆڵم دەڕواتە سەر ستەیج". jamekurdi (in Kurdish). 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ "درباره شهرام ناظری". IRNA (in Persian). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Nazeri, Shahram (1950–) | Encyclopedia.com".
  6. ^ "Iran Chamber Society: Iranian Music: Shahram Nazeri". Retrieved 15 July 2022.