Shahmirza Moradi (
Persian
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** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
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/
Luri: ; also transliterated as Shamirza Moradi; December 14, 1924 – December 14, 1997) was an Iranian
Lur
A lur, also lure or lurr, is a long natural horn without finger holes that is played with a brass-type embouchure. Lurs can be straight or curved in various shapes. The purpose of the curves was to make long instruments easier to carry (e.g. ...
especially versed in playing
sorna
The sornā or sornāy (, also ''surnā'', ''surnāy'' and also ''Zurna'') is an ancient Iranian woodwind instrument.
Etymology
The word was most likely borrowed from an unknown Indo-European cognate of Luwian ''𒍪𒌨𒉌'' (zurni, “horn ...
.
Biography
Moradi was born in
Dorud
Dorud () is a city in the Central District of Dorud County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 100,5 ...
,
Lorestan province
Lorestan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad.
Lorestan is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km2. In 2014 it was placed in Region ...
. He started learning music as a child and learned Sorna from his father. In 1971, he began radio work; he then performed at the major cultural festivals in Iran, including those of
Shiraz
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and
Tehran
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. Thanks to the efforts of the
Luri musician
Ali Akbar Shekartchi,
his first recordings were distributed in 1981.
In 1991, Moradi performed at the
Avignon
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festival (southern
France
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) and on the program of Persian nights 31 July and 1 August, at two successive concerts in the
Cloître des Célestins in
Paris
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. His son, Reza Moradi, used to accompany him on the
dohol
A dohol () is a large cylindrical drum with two skinheads. It is generally struck on one side with a wooden stick bowed at the end, and with a large thin stick on the other side, though it is also played with the bare hands. It is the principal a ...
; Reza Moradi is also a
kamancheh
The kamancheh (also kamānche or kamāncha) (, , , ) is an Iranian bowed string instrument used in Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, Georgian, Turkmen, and Uzbek music with slight variations in the structure of the instrument.
Th ...
player, an instrument that he learned from his father.
Awards
Avignon Festival 1991 Paris, France Edition 45
See also
*
Sorna
The sornā or sornāy (, also ''surnā'', ''surnāy'' and also ''Zurna'') is an ancient Iranian woodwind instrument.
Etymology
The word was most likely borrowed from an unknown Indo-European cognate of Luwian ''𒍪𒌨𒉌'' (zurni, “horn ...
*
Luri music
*Iranian Folk Music
*
Dohol
A dohol () is a large cylindrical drum with two skinheads. It is generally struck on one side with a wooden stick bowed at the end, and with a large thin stick on the other side, though it is also played with the bare hands. It is the principal a ...
*
Lorestan
Lorestan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad.
Lorestan is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km2. In 2014 it was placed in Region ...
References
External links
*Fujie, L. (1994). The Music of Lorestiin, Iran. Performed by Shahmirza Moradi and Reza Moradi. Text by Reza Mo'ini. CD with 7-page booklet in English. Nimbus Records NI 5397. 1994. Yearbook for Traditional Music, 26, 194-194. doi:10.2307/768281 Published By: Cambridge University Press 7 March 2019
*McConnachie, J. , Dorian, F. , Dowell, V. , Duane, O. (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. United Kingdom: Rough Guides.
*World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, By Frederick Dorian, Orla Duane, James, Page 362
Avec: maître Mohammad Musavi (ney) et maître Shah-Mirza Moradi (zurnâ), Production: Festival d'Avignon, France culture et France musique
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1924 births
1997 deaths
People from Dorud
Sorna players
Luri musicians