Mojtaba Mirzadeh (; March 18, 1946 – July 17, 2005) was an Iranian – Kurdish

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, and

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master who was influential in

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, classical and folk

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, and also in Iranian pop music. He played, composed and arrangement music for many famous Kurdish and Iranian singers such as

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, Golpa,

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and Reza Saqaee. He was known by the music community as "the genius". Iranian classical and pop composer, says that Mirzadeh was the greatest musician that he ever saw in his life. He was also the composer for many films.

Biography

Mojtaba Mirzadeh was born on 18 March 1946 in the city of Ilam. He grew up in a poor family. At the age of 9 he moved to

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with his family. He later moved to

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. He would make sounds from pans and pots in the kitchen when he was child. He then started to learn

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, but quit shortly after learning it. When he was fourteen, his father offered to buy him a

Death

Mojtaba died from a heart attack on Sunday, 17 July 2005, aged 59.

Filmography

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'' (1971) *''Doroshkechi'' (1971) *''Mardi dar toofan'' (1972) *''

Dar Emtedade Shab ''Dar Emtedad-e Shab'' (, ) is a 1977 Iranian drama film directed by Parviz Sayyad. It stars Iranian singer Googoosh and actor Saeed Kangarani. Plot Parvaneh (Googoosh), who is a famous singer and movie star, has an affair with Kaveh (Naser Mamdo ...

'' (1978) *''Dada'' (1983)

Albums

Numerous tracks and albums including the following: * Mojtaba Mirzadeh: Iranian Violin Improvising, (2007) * ''Raz -e- Gol'' (Persian Traditional Music), (1994) * Kurdish lullaby, composed, arranged and played by Mojtaba Mirzadeh, sung by Mazhar Khaleghi

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References

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