Afsaneh Rasaei () is a premier Persian vocalist who began training with Mahmoud Karimi in 1974. After the

Islamic Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Im ...

, women were not allowed to perform in public, so all the activities for women vocalists were limited to teaching. Now, Iranian women are permitted to perform at a concert with men, in the choir. However, she was the pioneer woman in Iran to sing thoroughly and singularly in concerts, even though men were present. Born in a family of great musicians and singers, she started learning the Persian vocal Radif with Mahmoud Karimi when she was 20. In spite of restrictions for female singers in Iran, she collaborated with musicians such as Mohammadreza Shajarian and

Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh (; born August 24, 1951) is an Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohamm ...

and was leading the

Hamavayan Ensemble Hamāvāyān Ensemble () is a Persian music group. History Led by Iranian instrumentalist and composer Hossein Alizadeh, the Hamavayan Ensemble performs new interpretations of classical Persian music. The ensemble features male and female vocal ...

. She performed several concerts in reputable concert halls such as Vahdat hall and

Niavaran palace The Niavaran Palace Complex ( – ''Majmue-ye Kākh-e Niāvarān'') is a historical palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. It consists of several palace buildings and monuments dating back to the Qajar and Pahlavi eras. H ...

in Iran, Queen Elizbeth hall in the UK,

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in New York City, the black diamond in Denmark and many other places in other countries. She released multiple albums including "Endless Vision" which became a Grammy Award nominee in 2007. She has been teaching Persian vocals since 1984.

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