Davood Azad (born 6 October 1963) is an Iranian singer, multi-instrumental musician and composer who sings both Iranian classical music and Azeri folk music. He is the first Iranian lecturer invited to
Oxford University
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to lecture about Iranian music and its forms.
Davood Azad was born in
Urmia
Urmia (; ) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. In the Central District of Urmia County, it is capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is situated near the borders of Iran with Turkey and Iraq.
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Azerbaijan
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. He is an ethnic
Iranian Azerbaijani
Iranian Azerbaijanis (; ) are the largest ethnic minority of Iran. They are primarily found in and are native to the Iranian Azerbaijan region including provinces of (East Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Zanjan, West Azerbaijan)Azerbaijani folk music, Ancient
Persian music Persian music may refer to various types of the music of Persia/Name of Iran, Iran or other List of countries and territories where Persian is an official language, Persian-speaking countries:
*Persian traditional music
*Persian ritual music
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, and Persian
Sufi
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Practitioners of Sufism are r ...
music.
In his work "The Divan of Rumi & Bach" Azad joins Iranian Traditional music with
Bach
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Mohammad Reza Shajarian
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (; , 23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian singer and master ('' Ostad'') of Persian traditional music. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitarian activities. Shajarian started ...
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Music of Iran
The music of Iran encompasses music produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional folk and classical genres, it also includes pop and internationally celebrated styles such as jazz, rock, and hip hop.
Iranian music influenced oth ...
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List of Iranian musicians
This is a list of Iranian (Persian people, Persian) musicians and musical groups.
Classical
Persian classical/traditional
* Mirza Abdollah
* Maryam Akhondy
* Nematollah Aghasi
* Salar Aghili
* Azam Ali
* Hossein Alizadeh
* Hossein Khajeh A ...