Abdolhossein Mokhtabad-Tafsif Ghame Yar

Seyed Abdolhossein Mokhtabad (Persian: سید عبدالحسین مختاباد, born 21 March 1966) is one of the most popular singers and composers of Persian traditional music.

He has studied under renowned and legendary Masters, or Ostads, and since his professional debut in 1991, has performed nationally and internationally and produced more than twenty albums.

Mokhtabad's works are in the classical Persian style of Radif which embodies millennia of mystical musical traditions and philosophies. He is also an accomplished player of the Santur, Setar, Tonbak and Piano. After performing several concerts nationally and internationally (include: Greece, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Austria, Malaysia, Algeria, Oman, Canada, US, etc...), and producing variety of albums, Mokhtabad left Iran in 1998 to study Western Classical music. After two years studying for his B.A. at University Of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, he later went on to pursue his M.A. and doctorate degrees at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Mokhtabad completed his PhD in Western Composition and Ethnomusicology under Professor Stanley Glasser and Professor John Baily at the Goldsmiths, University of London in 2008.

Mokhtabad currently resides in Tehran where he is a member of the faculty at the University of Iranian radio and television and Tehran University, while also continuing in his musical endeavors.



Tapes & CDs:

2016 " Siyah Mashgh" An Anthilogy of Persian Old Songs, CD

2011 "Sayeh Doost" Composition and vocal performance, CD
2007 "Mah e Majles" Composition and vocal performance, CD
2006 "Sepid o Siyahí" Collection of songs, vocal performance, CD and cassette
2004 "Behesht e Man" Composition and vocal performance, CD and cassette
2003 "Rangin Kaman e Eshgh" vocal performance and song, CD and Cassette
2002 "Ghasedak" Vocal performance and song, CD and Cassette
1998 "Ghoghay-e Jan." vocal performance and song, CD and Cassette
1998 "Hamnava." Vocal performance and song
1998 "Naz -o Niyaz ." Composition and vocal performance
1997 "Zouragh-e Mahtab." Collection of songs, CD and Cassette
1997 "Saqi-e Rezvan." Collection of songs, CD and cassette
1995 "Dagh-e Tanhaee." Vocal performance and song, Cassette
1994 "Boy-e Gol". Composition, vocal performance and song
1993 "Shekveh." Composition, vocal performance and song, CD and Cassette
1992 "Safar-e Eshq." Vocal performance and song, CD and cassette
1991"Tamana-ye Vesal". Composition, vocal performance and song CD and Cassette

Abdolhossein Mokhtabad-Tafsif Ghame Yar

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