Reza Vohdani Explained

Reza Vohdani (1933 in Tehran  - 2003) was an Iranian musician.^{[1] [2]}

Reza learned classical Persian music from masters such as Vaziri, Shahnazi, Saba, Mehrtash and Khaleghi. He himself taught classical Persian music at his private music school, while working for the Iranian Art and culture ministry (Vezarat Farhang va Honar). Many famous Iranian composers and entertainers were taught by him.^[3]

In 1997 he published the collection of old Iranian songs known as Radife haft dastgah Agha Hoseingholi.

Notes and References

1. Book: Yar-Shater, Ehran . 2000 . Encyclopaedia Iranica . Encyclopædia Iranica . 405 . 0933273711 . September 18, 2015.
2. Book: Elsner . Jürgen . Jähnichen . Gisa . 2008 . Intercultural comparison of maqām and related phenomena: proceedings of the fifth meeting of the ICTM Study Group "maqām", Samarkand, 26-30 August 2001 . Trafo . 63–64 . 978-3896267832 . September 18, 2015.
3. News: September 16, 2009 . Iranian Classical Musical Ensemble Banned By The Iranian Government Brings Their Music To the U.S. and The World . . September 18, 2015.