Mohammad Reza Shajarian's Avaz in Iran and Beyond, 1979–2010

He is associate professor of music at York University in Toronto.Amir Koushkani is a performer, composer, arranger, and instructor of the traditional Persian stringed instruments tar and setar. Rob Simms is a multi-instrumentalist and author of The Repertoire of Iraqi Maqam and co-author (with Amir Kous

These recordings transformed Shajarian into a national icon in Iran and through the diaspora. This book forms the conclusion of the most detailed study to date of the music, life, and environment of the most influential musician in Iranian classical music of the past three decades.. Mohammad Reza Shajarian’s Avaz in Iran and Beyond, 1979–2010 is a comprehensive study of the legacy of Mohammad Reza Shajarian, the greatest living exponent of avaz, the traditional art of singing classical Persian poetry. Shajarian’s artistic accomplishments, including his recent activity in designing and crafting a range of new stringed instruments, and socio-political significance are placed in the broader context of Iranian musical culture in the decades following the Revolut

This is an immensely valuable addition to the literature and will be welcomed by anyone interested in Iranian music, poetry, and culture. (Laudan Nooshin, City University London) . Continuing in the novel style established in the first volume, the book draws together the perspectives of the artist—in his own words—and those of the authors, offering the most detailed social history of Iranian music since 1979 available to date in the English language