Shahkar Bineshpajooh (; born 13 December 1972, in

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, Iran) is an

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poet, translator, composer, and singer. Bineshpahjooh has performed with orchestras in Europe and North America and translated works from Pablo Neruda and Bertolt Brecht into Persian. He has written several books, some of which have been banned by the

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. Bineshpahjooh studied

political geography Political geography is concerned with the study of both the spatially uneven outcomes of political processes and the ways in which political processes are themselves affected by spatial structures. Conventionally, for the purposes of analysis, ...

urban planning Urban planning (also called city planning in some contexts) is the process of developing and designing land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportatio ...

, and music composition. He received his doctorate in urban planning in 2002 with high honors.

Performances

Ukraine's National Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and

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's Opera Orchestra.
Los Angeles (

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)
Washington D.C. ( Warner Theatre)
New York (

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)
Boston ( Berklee Performance Center)
Houston (Baptist University)
Dallas ( Eisemann Center)
San Francisco (

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)
New York (The Space)
Chicago ( Copernicus Center)

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, Germany ( Tanzbrunnen)
Hamburg ( Hamburg Philharmonie)
Houston (Baptist University)
Dallas ( Eisemann Center)
San Francisco (

)
San Jose ( Cupertino)
Toronto ( Roy Thomson Hall)
London ( Central Hall)

Publications

*1999 Published ''I like your hands'' book *2003 Published ''Naderi Cafe'' book (melody collections) *2004 Published ''Eskenas (Banknote)'' album, Publishing "Eternity of a kiss",Translating "Pablo Neroda"s poetries *2005 Published ''Man siasi nistam (I'm not political)'' book *2005 Translated ''Aghaye nokhostvazir'' (Mr. Prime Minister and khiabane kaenat (Universe Ave.)

References

External links

Official website

Iran's self-styled rapping aristocrat (BBC)
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