Pirayeh Pourafar
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Pirayeh Pourafar is an Iran
ian musician, Tar
player, and expert on Persian music.
Pourafar learned the Radif
as a student of Grand Master Ali Akbar Shahnazi
at the Royal National Music Conservatory of Tehran
. She has directed two successful Persian music ensembles, Nava Ensemble and Lian Ensemble
.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian musician, Tar
Tar
Tar is modified pitch produced primarily from the wood and roots of pine by destructive distillation under pyrolysis. Production and trade in tar was a major contributor in the economies of Northern Europe and Colonial America. Its main use was in preserving wooden vessels against rot. The largest...
player, and expert on Persian music.
Pourafar learned the Radif
Radif
Radif is a rule in Persian, Turkic, and Urdu poetry which states that, in the form of poetry known as a Ghazal, the second line of all the couplets must end with the same word/s. This repeating of common words is the "Radif" of the Ghazal...
as a student of Grand Master Ali Akbar Shahnazi
Ali Akbar Shahnazi
Ali Akbar Shahnazi was an Iranian musician and master of the tar.A very great master of tar , Ostad Ali Akbar Shahnazi was born in Tehran, Iran, 1897....
at the Royal National Music Conservatory of Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. She has directed two successful Persian music ensembles, Nava Ensemble and Lian Ensemble
Lian Ensemble
Lian Ensemble is a Persian classical music ensemble based in Los Angeles, California, USA.- History :The Lian Ensemble was established in 1997 by Pirayeh Pourafar, Houman Pourmehdi and Mahshid Mirzadeh. The group has performed throughout the U.S. and internationally...
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