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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, an Iranian master singer of traditional Persian music, known for supporting a 2009 protest movement, died at 80.

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 ...

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 ...

Iran's greatest master of Persian classical music Mohammad Reza Shajarian, middle, performs with Mojgan Shajarian, 2nd left, and Majid Derakhshani composer, 2nd right, during a concert with ...

Iran's greatest master of Persian classical music Mohammad Reza Shajarian, middle, performs with Mojgan Shajarian, 2nd left, and Majid Derakhshani composer, 2nd right, during a concert with ...