Mohammad Reza Shajarian may be the most famous singer in all of Iran. He's also Iran's most famous protest singer — even though, strictly speaking, his music doesn't directly protest the ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iran’s greatest living musician and artist, died in Tehran on Thursday at the age of 80, sparking sadness and anger among his fellow Iranians, including millions ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian’s politics were almost never explicit, but the Iranian people knew he stood with them. By Nahid Siamdoust Ms. Siamdoust is the author of “Soundtrack of the Revolution ...

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.

Traditionally aired on Iranian state television and radio during the month of Ramadan, an Islamic prayer called "Rabbana," sung by 69-year-old Mohammad Reza Shajarian, has yet to be broadcast this ...

An Iranian singer whose voice was regarded as one of his country's national treasures — and who then ran afoul of the regime — has died. Mohammad Reza Shajarian, a master performer who was ...

And in the company of Shajarian, along with the singer’s son Homayoun on percussion and three other Iranian virtuosos, those vibrations will be not just good, but great. Click here to report a typo.

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 ...