Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Iran’s most celebrated contemporary singer whose appeal cut across generations and political leanings in Iran, died at a hospital in Tehran at the age of 80.

The piece features classical vocalist Mohammed Reza Shajarian, but also 80-year-old folk musician Hadj Ghorban Soleimani, a master of the dotar, a two-stringed lute.

Shajarian was born Sept. 23, 1940, in the religious city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, 620 miles east of Tehran. During his childhood, he got his start in singing through reciting the Quran.

Joined by three excellent collaborators, Shajarian gives what amounts to a brief master class in the art of singing. In the course of this love song, titled "Az Eshgh," the Iranian icon unleashes ...

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian performs at the Durham Performing Arts Center Saturday, April 28, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5–$55. See Duke Performances. Amir Rezvani pauses a moment before he can talk ...

Singer Shajarian is adored by people of all ages and ... the language of the heart,The heart full to the brim with love for you,Who are in love with the enemy.The language of fire and ...

Iranians around the world flooded their social media accounts with tributes, songs and poetry dedicated to legendary Iranian singer and composer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, who died from ...

Homayoun Shajarian, son of Iranian famous singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian, who was speaking in the press conference of his new musical album Che Atashha (Persian for ‘What Fires’) along with Ali ...

Shajarian’s life and the unique stature he attained in Iranian culture are explored in the Oscar-contending documentary The Voice of Dust and Ash, directed by first-time Iranian American ...

Shajarian -- considered to be a master of Iranian traditional classical music -- is loved not only because of his music but because of his outspokenness. WATCH: A video of Shajarian's Zaban-e Atash": ...