Mohammad Heidari (; December 23, 1937 – August 23, 2016) was a Persian

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player and songwriter.

Career

After the 1979

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, Mohammad Heidari left the country for

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and a few years later moved to

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, where he continued his activities as a soloist and songwriter. Some of his nostalgic songs such as
Zahr-e Jodai
and
Bahar Bahar
(both performed by

Hayedeh Ma'soumeh Dadehbala (; April 10, 1942 – January 20, 1990), known professionally as Hayedeh (, ), was an Iranian singer with a contralto vocal range. Known for her wide range of voice, her career spanned over two decades, and she has been widely ...

) became popular in the Persian community. Heyidari also has written the melody of other Persian hit songs such as
Bia Benevisim
' and
Sobhet Bekheir Azizam
'.

Death

Mohammad Heyidari died from cancer in a hospital in Los Angeles on 23 August 2016, aged 79.

References

* Akbarzadeh, P. "Persian Musicians" (Vol. 2), Roshanak Publications, Tehran, 2003.
محمد حیدری آهنگ‌ساز 'وقتی میای صدای پات' درگذشت
BBC Persian

VOA * ttp://www.bbc.com/persian/arts/2016/08/160825_l51_heydari_music_obit محمد حیدری؛ پیشگام در تلفیق موسیقی سنتی و پاپBBC Persian 1939 births 2016 deaths Iranian santur players Iranian songwriters Musicians from Tehran Iranian emigrants to the United States Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in Italy Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United States {{Iran-musician-stub