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History Of Iran Narrated By Setar
''History of Iran Narrated by Setar'' is a musical album being produced by Mehdi Rajabian. In this album the history of Iran The history of Iran is intertwined with the history of a larger region known as Greater Iran, comprising the area from Anatolia in the west to the borders of Ancient India and the Syr Darya in the east, and from the Caucasus and the Eurasian S ... has been played (narrated by setar) in multiple tracks by Mehdi Rajabian's specialized instrument, Setar. The musical pieces in this album are inspired by the historical atmosphere of Iran; the composer has done field research and recorded the sounds of different parts of Iran in order to create this album. The album's confiscation and the banning On 5 October 2013, the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, security forces of Iran shut down the studio owned by Mehdi Rajabian, and banned his album and confiscated all the hard drives that contained its music tracks. The mentioned have not bee ...
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Mehdi Rajabian
Mehdi Rajabian ( fa, مهدی رجبیان; born October 1989) is an Iranian composer and musician. He was imprisoned for pursuing illegal musical activities in 2013. In 2019, he released the album ''Middle Eastern'' in collaboration with a number of other Middle Eastern artists. Personal life He learnt the hierarchies of the Iranian music during a few years commencing the learning from the masters of the traditional music and recorded and played several albums, e.g. " Research Album of the History of Iran narrated by Setar" as the Setar player, composer and producer. He has also worked as the sound recordist and the sound recording director in the several music albums. Rajabian was also a student in relation with his professional music activity; after he was arrested in 2013, he was ceased on continuing education in this field. Activities and arrest Rajabian officially participated and monitored the quality of the publication and the music composition. He was arrested by Irania ...
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Iranian Classical Music
Persian traditional music or Iranian traditional music, also known as Persian classical music or Iranian classical music, refers to the classical music of Iran (also known as ''Persia''). It consists of characteristics developed through the country's classical, medieval, and contemporary eras. It also influenced areas and regions that are considered part of Greater Iran. Due to the exchange of musical science throughout history, many of Iran's classical modes are related to those of its neighboring cultures. Iran's classical art music continues to function as a spiritual tool, as it has throughout history, and much less of a recreational activity. It belongs for the most part to the social elite, as opposed to the folkloric and popular music, in which the society as a whole participates. However, components of Iran's classical music have also been incorporated into folk and pop music compositions. History The history of musical development in Iran dates back thousands of years ...
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Barg Music
Barg Music (Persian : برگ موزیک an acronym for بنیاد رسمی گزارش موسیقی : Official Foundation for Music Reports) was an Iranian website and music publisher. It was founded in 2007 by the composer and setar player Mehdi Rajabian, who also ran the company. The website was in English and Persian and played a significant role in producing and publishing alternative music in Persian. Closure Barg Music was forced to close on October 5, 2013, after the arrest of Mehdi Rajabian by the Iranian intelligence agency. Rajabian was accused of cooperating with underground singers and of publishing the voices of women singers, contrary to the Islamic laws of Iran. Confiscation In an interview with Rolling Stone, Mehdi Rajabian Mehdi Rajabian ( fa, مهدی رجبیان; born October 1989) is an Iranian composer and musician. He was imprisoned for pursuing illegal musical activities in 2013. In 2019, he released the album ''Middle Eastern'' in collaboration wit ...
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Musical Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at  rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s, sharply declined during the 1990s and had largely disappeared dur ...
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History Of Iran
The history of Iran is intertwined with the history of a larger region known as Greater Iran, comprising the area from Anatolia in the west to the borders of Ancient India and the Syr Darya in the east, and from the Caucasus and the Eurasian Steppe in the north to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the south. Central to this area is Iran, commonly known until the mid-20th century as Persia in the Western world. Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 7000 BC.People, "New evidence: modern civilization began in Iran", 10 Aug 2007
, retrieved 1 October 2007
The south-western and western part of the
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Setar
A setar ( fa, سه‌تار, ) is a stringed instrument, a type of lute used in Persian traditional music, played solo or accompanying voice. It is a member of the tanbur family of long-necked lutes with a range of more than two and a half octaves. Originally a three stringed instrument, a fourth string was added by the mid 19th century. It is played with the index finger of the right hand. It has been speculated that the setar originated in Persia by the 9th century C.E. A more conservative estimate says "it originated in the 15th century, or even earlier." Although related to the tanbur, in recent centuries, the setar has evolved so that, musically, it more closely resembles the tar, both in tuning and playing style. Etymology According to Curt Sachs, Persians chose to name their lutes around the word ''tar'', meaning string, combined with a word for the number of strings. Du + tar is the 2-stringed dutār, se + tar is the 3-stringed setār, čartar (4 strings), pančt� ...
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Law Enforcement Force Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran
, mottotranslated = "Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity" ( Heraldry slogan) , formedyear = 1991 , formedmonthday = April 1 , preceding1 = Shahrbani (1913–1991)Gendarmerie (1910–1991)Committee (1979–1991) , employees = ≈600,000 (including conscripts and reserves) , volunteers = ≈35,000 honorary police , budget = , country = Iran , national = Yes , divtype = , divname = , divdab = , subdivtype = , subdivname = , subdivdab = , map = Blank-Map-Iran-With-Water-Bodies.PNG , mapcaption = Map of Iran with province borders , dmap = , sizearea = 1,648,195 km2 , sizepopulation = 86,758,304 (2022) , legaljuris = , governingbody = , governingbodyscnd = , constitution1 Law Enforcement Force Act 1990 , police = Yes , gendarmerie = Yes , religious ...
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HRANA
Human Rights Activists in Iran (also known as HRAI and HRA) is a non-political non-governmental organization composed of advocates who defend human rights in Iran. HRAI was founded in 2006. History HRAI was founded in 2006 by a small group of Iranian activists who gathered to organize their protests against Iranian human rights violations. Beginning with a focus on defending political prisoners, and with no resources other than those freely available within Iranian society, the group grew and attracted more members and financial support. By 2009, they had grown large enough to attract the attention of the government, which began arresting organizers and members. Later, during a period of relaxed government attitudes toward activism, the organization was able to officially register as a legal entity. The group coalesced into a defined structure with committees with specific responsibilities and specializations. During this time, HRAI achieved their most ambitious goals: cultura ...
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Music & Arts Albums
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal jazz th ...
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Mehdi Rajabian Albums
Mehdi () is a common Arabic masculine given name, meaning "rightly guided". People having the name Mehdi are in general originating from Iran mostly and sometimes India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United States of America. This name is a variation of the name Mahdi which has an Arabic origin. Other, less common, variations are Medi, Mehti, Meyti. People with the given name Arts and entertainment * DJ Mehdi (1977–2011), French hip hop and house producer * Mehdi Bagheri (born 1980), Iranian kamancheh player and composer * Mehdi Bahmad, Moroccan-born Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, director, and visual artist * Mehdi Bajestani (born 1974), Iranian actor * Mehdi Bozorgmehr, Iranian musician and composer * Mehdi Charef, French-Algerian film director and screenwriter * Mehdi Dehbi (born 1985), Belgian actor and theatre director * Mehdi Favéris-Essadi, French-Tunisian hip hop and electro producer, bette ...
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Iranian Music
The music of Iran encompasses music that is produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional Iranian folk music, folk and Persian traditional music, classical music genre, genres, it also includes Iranian pop music, pop and internationally celebrated styles such as Iranian jazz, jazz, Iranian rock, rock, and Iranian hip hop, hip hop. Iranian music influenced other cultures in Western Asia, West Asia, building up much of the musical terminology of the neighboring Turkic peoples, Turkic and Arabic cultures, and reached India through the 16th-century Persianate society, Persianate Mughal Empire, whose court promoted new musical forms by bringing Iranian musicians. History Earliest records Music in Iran, as evidenced by the "pre-Iranian" Archaeology, archaeological records of Elam, the oldest civilization in southwestern Iran, dates back thousands of years. Iran is the birthplace of the earliest complex instruments, which date back to the third millennium BC. A number of t ...
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