Shahmirza Moradi Explained

Shahmirza Moradi
Native Name:	شاه‌میرزا مرادی
Native Name Lang:	fa
Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:	Mohammad Moradi
Alias:	Shahmirza
Birth Date:	14 December 1924
Origin:	Dorud, Loristan, Iran
Instrument:	Sorna, kamancheh
Genre:	Folk music, Luri music
Occupation:	Musician
Years Active:	c. 1969–1993
Associated Acts:	Ali Akbar Shekartchi, Reza Moradi

Shahmirza Moradi (Persian/Luri: Persian: شاه‌میرزا مرادی; also transliterated as Shamirza Moradi; December 14, 1924 – December 14, 1997) was an Iranian Lur especially versed in playing sorna.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Biography

Moradi was born in Dorud, Loristan. He started learning music as a child and learned Sorna from his father. In 1971, he began radio work; he then performed at the major cultural festivals in Iran, including those of Shiraz and Tehran. Thanks to the efforts of the Luri musician Ali Akbar Shekartchi, his first recordings were distributed in 1981.

In 1991, Moradi performed at the Avignon festival (southern France) and on the program of Persian nights July 31 and August 1, at two successive concerts in the Cloître des Célestins in Paris. His son, Reza Moradi, used to accompany him on the dohol; Reza Moradi is also a kamancheh player, an instrument that he learned from his father.

Awards

• Avignon Festival 1991, Paris, France Edition 45

See also

• Sorna
• Luri music
• Iranian Folk Music
• Dohol
• Lorestan

References

1. Web site: روزنامه ایران، سال سوم، شماره ۷۵۳، ص ۱۱.
2. Web site: 2002-08-25. Oboe Players to Meet in Doroud. 2021-06-26. Tehran Times. en.
3. Web site: اسلامی. وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد. مصاحبه با شاه‌میرزا مرادی مروارید اقیانوس‌ها. 2021-06-26. وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامی. fa.
4. Web site: 2014-07-30. شاه‌میرزا مروارید اقیانوس. 2021-06-26. ایسنا. fa.
5. Web site: 2008-12-13. اعجاز سرنا، خالق عاشقانه‌های لرستان را جاودان کرد. 2021-06-26. خبرگزاری مهر اخبار ایران و جهان Mehr News Agency. fa.
6. Web site: Musique du Louristan. 2021-06-26. Festival d'Avignon. en.
7. Book: Dorian. Frederick. World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Duane. Orla. McConnachie. James. 1999. Rough Guides. 978-1-85828-635-8. en.

External links

• Fujie, L. (1994). The Music of Lorestiin, Iran. Performed by Shahmirza Moradi and Reza Moradi. Text by Reza Mo'ini. CD with 7-page booklet in English. Nimbus Records NI 5397. 1994. Yearbook for Traditional Music, 26, 194-194. doi:10.2307/768281 Published By: Cambridge University Press 7 March 2019
• https://www.mehrnews.com/news/799258/اعجاز-سرنا-خالق-عاشقانه-های-لرستان-را-جاودان-کرد
• https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/88505/Oboe-Players-to-Meet-in-Doroud
• https://doroud.farhang.gov.ir/fa/news/51172/مصاحبه-با-شاه-میرزا-مرادی-مروارید-اقیانوسها
• https://books.google.com/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&q=moradi
• McConnachie, J., Dorian, F., Dowell, V., Duane, O. (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. United Kingdom: Rough Guides.
• World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, By Frederick Dorian, Orla Duane, James, Page 362
• Avec: maître Mohammad Musavi (ney) et maître Shah-Mirza Moradi (zurnâ), Production: Festival d'Avignon, France culture et France musique