Hossein Behroozinia (Persian: حسین بهروزینیا; born 1962 in Tehran) is an Iranian barbat and oud player.
Hossein Behroozinia حسین بهروزینیا | |
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 Behroozinia hossein | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 11 June 1962 Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Persian traditional music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Barbat, oud, radif |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | www |
Behroozinia was a student at the Tehran Conservatory of Music, where he studied oud, tar, setar, tonbak, and daf.[1] He studied oud under the supervision of Mansour Nariman, and he learned the radif under the supervision of Mohammad Reza Lotfi.[1]
He was eventually appointed to be the music director of Ensemble Khaleghi, as well as the director of music education at the Center of the Preservation Persian music.[citation needed] In 2003, the Ministry of Culture of Iran decorated him with the "First Order of Arts", its highest honor.[citation needed]
Behroozinia's 2006 album, From Stone to Diamond, placed second in the Middle Eastern Album category at the Just Plain Folks Music Awards (JPF).[2]
Discography
edit- Barbat (1987)
- Kohestan: Selected Fokloric Melodies of Iran
- Yadestan
- Vajd / Midnight Sun
- Az sang ta almas / From Stone to Diamond (2006)
- A Call Beneath the Ashes
References
edit- ^ a b Molavi, Milad. "Behroozinia: Dreaming with a Barbat". Persian Mirror. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ Staff writer (8 September 2009). "Iranian album wins top U.S. music award". Tehran Times. Retrieved 2015-12-13.