Jalal Qanuni () was a prominent

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian musician and master of the

Persian classical music Persian traditional music or Iranian traditional music, also known as Persian classical music or Iranian classical music, refers to the art music, classical music of Iran (historically known as ''name of Iran, Persia''). It consists of character ...

and Dashtestani folkloric music.Houman Sarshar, "QĀNUNI, Jalāl " in Encyclopaedia Iranica"
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Life

He was born in

Shiraz Shiraz (; ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the popu ...

in 1900. His father, Rahim Qanuni was a master qanun (trapezoidal zither) player who re-introduced this instrument into

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. After his death Jalal replaced him as the most renowned qanun player in

. He became master performer of the Persian modal system Dastgah. He created his own group and led an ensemble with three other musicians, namely Jalal Aqabala, Latif Pejman, and Manuchehr Shirazi. Their musical work was much appreciated by the late Shah of Iran when he routinely visited

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Qanuni, Jalal Iranian classical musicians 20th-century Iranian musicians 1900 births Year of death missing People from Shiraz