ramintork
My Iranian of the day - Sahba Motallebi
20-Oct-2009
Judge for yourself, she is an exceptional musician.
Sahba Motallei was born in 1978 in Tehran, Iran, and started playing traditional Persian music very early on. she is a graduate of Tehran Conservatory where she mastered playing Tar and Setar (traditional Persian instruments) under the instructions of master Fariborz Azizi.
She further enhanced her performance of the renowned capabilities by enjoying the direct guidance of the renowned master of traditional Persian music, Hossein alizadeh, and the respected music theoretician, Dr Mehran Rouhani
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she's wonderful on both instruments!
by Monda on Thu Oct 22, 2009 08:50 AM PDTThanks for the clips Ramin.
Her Tar playing is also amazing
by ramintork on Thu Oct 22, 2009 07:02 AM PDTThis is her playing the Chahar Mezrab.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJMEvXvee_Y
Great
by Anonymous Observer on Thu Oct 22, 2009 06:54 AM PDTWe should be proud of her and her instructor, who despite being ruled by a regime that despises anythng and everything Iranian, have kept, and are keeping, our culture alive.
WOW!
by Sargashteh on Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:24 AM PDTIt was so beautiful
Wow! Amazing! Great blog
by Shepesh on Tue Oct 20, 2009 05:21 PM PDTWow! Amazing! Great blog thank you.
Excellent
by Mehrban on Tue Oct 20, 2009 04:45 PM PDTI am so glad that there is still a music conservatory in Iran. Great choice Ramin. Sahba means red wine, translated for our very own "Red Wine".