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Ali-Akbar Shahnazi

Ali-Akbar Shahnazi

علی‌اکبر شهنازی

Birth nameMirza Ali Akbar
Born12 May 1897 (1897-05-12)
Tehran, Qajar Iran
DiedMarch 1985(1985-03-00) (aged 87–88)
InstrumentTar

Musical artist

Ali-Akbar Shahnazi (Persian: علی‌اکبر شهنازی) (12 May 1897 – 17 March 1985) was an Iranian musician and master of the tar.

Biography

Ostad Ali Akbar Shahnazi was born in Tehran, Qajar Iran, in 1897. His father, Mirza Hossein-Qoli, another master of tar, named him Ali Akbar according to a very old tradition: the grandson should be named as his grandfather. His younger brother Abdolhossein shahnazi was also a master of tar.

Tarikh-e Honar-ha-ye Melli va Honarmandan-e Irani (2 vols.)

He recorded many pieces with noted vocalists of his time such as Eghbal Azar and Nakisa. He collaborated with other masters of his time such as Reza Mahjubi (violinist) and Hossein Tehrāni (father of modern tonbak). He not only taught his students his father's radif collection, but also composed a beautiful Honarmandan Irani Profiles - Facebook BAHA