Shadmehr aghili ( fa, شادمهر عقیلی; born 27 January 1973) is an Iranian pop singer, musician, composer, music arranger, producer and song-writer, and formerly an actor. He revitalized music culture post-revolution in Iran, Aghili was born in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

, Iran and later emigrated to

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

first, but currently resides in

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Biography

Career

Aghili started early in music and studied piano, guitar and violin, graduated from the Tehran Conservatory of Music. He has worked at the

IRIB The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; fa, صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, ''Sedā va Sīmā-ye Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān'', , formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian Rev ...

(the official broadcasting of Iran) for a while. He released his cassette album ''Bahar e Man'' (''My Spring'') in 1997, an instrumental music album where he played piano, guitar and violin. The album ''Fasl e Ashenayi'' (''Season of Acquaintance'') in 1998, was another great effort with a number of collaborations. The follow up ''Mosafer'' (''Traveler'') was also well received by the public. Aghili appeared also on screen with the movie ''Par e Parvaz'' (''Wings to Fly''), a best-seller in Iran for that year. He also wrote the soundtrack for the film. He had also a lead role in ''Shab-e Berahne'' (''The Naked Night''). Aghili immigrated to Canada where he was signed to Nova Media. His first album in Canada was ''Khiali Nist'' (''I Don't Care''), quickly followed by ''Doori o Pashimani'' (''Separation and Regret''), ''Adam Foroush'' (''Traitor'') and ''Popcorn''. He released '' Taghdir'' (''Fate''), a highly praised album on a new contract with Century Records, in 2009. And in 2012, '' Tarafdaar'' (''On Your Side'') was released on Avang Music. Shadmehr Aghili is a versatile artist, violinist and musician. Beside of his prominent use of piano, guitar and violin, he also plays

santur The santur (also ''santūr'', ''santour'', ''santoor'') ( fa, سنتور), is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origins.--- Rashid, Subhi Anwar (1989). ''Al-ʼĀlāt al-musīqīyya al-muṣāhiba lil-Maqām al-ʻIrāqī''. Baghdad: Matbaʻat al-ʻ ...

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

, trumpet, harmonica, keyboard, banjo, and

koto Koto may refer to: * Koto (band), an Italian synth pop group * Koto (instrument), a Japanese musical instrument * Koto (kana), a ligature of two Japanese katakana * Koto (traditional clothing), a traditional dress made by Afro-Surinamese women * ...

In his ''Taghdir'' song a compose of the mentioned instruments is heard. in some recordings. Shadmehr also remains active politically recording a track in 2010, conveying his support of the

Iranian Green Movement The Iranian Green Movement ( fa, جنبش سبز ایران) or Green Wave of Iran ( fa, موج سبز ایران), also referred to as the Persian Awakening or Persian Spring by the western media, refers to a political movement that arose after ...

recorded over background music, encouraging Iranian people to protest against their government and using music as a tool to get to freedom and liberty. And in 2012, in a collaboration with singer Ebi, he released the anti-war '' Roya ye Ma'' (Globally released ''A Dream'') in support of World Vision USA and World Vision Canada.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Soundtrack

2000: Par-e Parvaz ("Wings to Fly") (Soundtracks of a film of the same name) 2001: Shab-e Berahne ("The Naked Night") (Soundtracks of a film of the same name

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aghili, Shadmehr 1973 births Living people Iranian pianists Iranian composers Iranian guitarists People from Tehran Iranian violinists Iranian pop singers Singers from Tehran Iranian male singers Musicians from Tehran Iranian music arrangers Persian-language singers Iranian record producers Iranian singer-songwriters Iranian emigrants to Canada Iranian expatriates in Canada 20th-century Iranian male singers