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Homayoun Shajarian (, born 21 May 1975) is an Iranian singer. Homayoun is the son of Iranian singer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, He learned singing from his father and started his musical career in the 1990s.


Early life

Shajarian was born in
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. ...
and is the son of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, a grand master vocalist of
Persian traditional 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 (historically known as '' Persia''). It consists of characteristics developed through ...
. At a young age, he began studying the
tombak The tombak (), tonbak () or zarb () is an Iranian goblet drum. It is considered the principal Rhythm in Persian music, percussion instrument of Persian music. The tombak is normally positioned diagonally across the torso, while the player uses ...
, a Persian
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, and Persian traditional vocal Avaz as well as Kamancheh.


Career

Shajarian attended Tehran Conservatory of Music, choosing Kamancheh as his professional instrument, and was tutored by Ardeshir Kamkar. In 1991, he accompanied his father in concerts of Ava Music Ensemble in the United States, Europe and Iran, playing
Tombak The tombak (), tonbak () or zarb () is an Iranian goblet drum. It is considered the principal Rhythm in Persian music, percussion instrument of Persian music. The tombak is normally positioned diagonally across the torso, while the player uses ...
and from 1999 on, he started accompanying his father also on vocals. In 1995 he married Guitta Khansari, their child, Yasmine Shajarian, was born in 2007 in Tehran, Iran. They were divorced in 2015. His first independent work ''Nassim-e Vasl'', composed by Mohammad Javad Zarrabian, was released on his 28th birthday, on 21 May 2003. He performed live-stream
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on 24 May 2020 during
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. In July 2024, Shajarian released a piece of music and a music video in collaboration with Sami Yusuf.


Personal life

His wife was Guitta Khansari, with whom he has a daughter. Their daughter, Yasmine, was born on 6 November 2007 in Tehran, Iran. They divorced after a few years.


Discography


Studio albums

* ''Wind of Reaching'' (2003) * ''Impatient'' (2004) * ''Passion of Friend'' (2004) * ''Role of Dream'' (2005) * ''With Stars'' (2006) * ''Koli Ghaychak'' (2007) * ''Sun of Wish'' (2008) * ''Water, Bread, Song'' (2009) * ''Night of Separation'' (2010) * ''My Love Don't Leave Without Me'' (2012) * ''Heavenly'' (2012) * ''What Fires'' (2013) * ''Gods of Secrets'' (2015) * ''In Oblivion'' (2022)


Collaborative albums

* ''Tune of Faith'' (1998) (with Mohammad Reza Shajarian) * ''Can't Go On Living Without You'' (2002) (with Mohammad Reza Shajarian) * ''Turmoil of Lovers'' (2007) (with Mohammad Reza Shajarian) * ''Love Letter'' (2011) (with Abdolghader Maraghi Ensemble) * ''Simorgh'' (2013) (with Simorgh Orchestra, Hamid Motebassem) * '' Beyond Any Form'' (2014) (with Tahmoures Pournazeri) * ''The Lord of the Secrets'' (2015) (with Sohrab Pournazari, Siavash Ensemble) * ''Sleep Next to My Love Poems Tonight'' (2017) (with Fardin Khal Atbari) * ''The Occult and the Intoxicated'' (2017) (with Jano Baghoumian) * ''My Iran'' (2018) (with Sohrab Pournazeri) * ''The Myth of Your Eyes'' (2019) (with Alireza Ghorbani, Mahyar Alizadeh)


Soundtrack albums

* ''Heavy Makeup'' (2014) (with Sohrab Pournazeri) * ''Subdued'' (2017) (with Sohrab Pournazeri)


Extended plays

* ''Mind'' (2020) (with Seventh Soul, Mohammad Reza Shajarian)


Singles


See also

* Music of Iran *
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 ...


References


External links


Interview with BBC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shajarian, Homayoun 1975 births Living people Iranian musicians Singers from Tehran Iranian folk singers Barbad award winners 21st-century drummers Iranian tonbak players Persian-language singers of Iran Iranian kamancheh players Iranian classical singers Iranian classical musicians 21st-century Iranian male singers