Adib Khansari (born Esmaeil Khansari; 1901 – January 25, 1982) was an Iranian musician.
Biography
Khansari began studying music as a child in
Khansar; his first music teacher was Andalib Golpaygani. When he was 18, he moved to
Isfahan
Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...
.
In 1921, he was a student of
Ney
The ney ( ; ) is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in traditional Persian, Turkish, Jewish, Arab, and Egyptian music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played for over 4,500 ye ...
player
Nayeb Asadollah. He also traveled to
Bakhtiari provinces to research the music of the
Lori people.
In 1924, he moved to
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
to study under
Hossein Taher Zadeh and
Hossein Esmaeil Zadeh. While in Tehran, he studied the piano with
Morteza Mahjoubi. After the foundation of
Tehran radio station in 1940, he was invited to be one of the artists in this organization. The community of
Barbad
Barbad (; ) was a Persian musician-poet, music theorist and composer of Sasanian music. He served as chief minstrel-poet under the Shahanshah Khosrow II (). A '' barbat'' player, he was the most distinguished Persian musician of his time and ...
was established by close co-operation between Khansari and
Esmaeil Mehrtash, as a place for theatre and music.
References
Short bio
1901 births
1982 deaths
Iranian classical singers
20th-century Iranian male singers
People from Khansar
Iranian classical musicians
Date of birth missing
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