Mohammad Mousavi
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Mohammad Mousavi is an Iran
ian musician noted for his ney
work.
Born in Ahvaz
, south of Iran
, he studied ney
initially with Hassan Kassai
. In 1966, he started performing for Iranian national radio programs.
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 noted for his ney
Ney
The ney is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. It is a very ancient instrument, with depictions of ney players appearing in wall paintings in the Egyptian pyramids and actual neys being found...
work.
Born in Ahvaz
Ahvaz
-History:For a more comprehensive historical treatment of the area, see the history section of Khūzestān Province.-Ancient history:Ahvaz is the anagram of "Avaz" and "Avaja" which appear in Darius's epigraph...
, south of Iran
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...
, he studied ney
Ney
The ney is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. It is a very ancient instrument, with depictions of ney players appearing in wall paintings in the Egyptian pyramids and actual neys being found...
initially with Hassan Kassai
Hassan Kassai
Hassan Kassai is an Iranian master musician and renowned player of Ney, the traditional reed flute of Iran.-External links:*...
. In 1966, he started performing for Iranian national radio programs.
External links
- Listen to a sample of Tangsiri album by Mousavi (real audio).
- Interview with Mohammad Mousavi at Radio Iranseda http://iranseda.com/showFullItem/?r=3992