DUBAI (Reuters) - Mohammad Reza Shajarian, who revived Iranian classical music and became a symbol for the opposition after a wave of unrest in 2009, has died in a Tehran hospital at the age of 80, ...

Known as Iran’s king of song who once called himself the “son of Iran”, he died on Thursday at 80 at Tehran’s Jam Hospital years after suffering from kidney cancer. His death came as a great shock to ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose distinctive voice quavered to traditional Persian music on state radio for years before supporting protesters following Iran’s contested 2009 ...

Iranian composer and opposition figure Mohammad Reza Shajarian's funeral, in Tus (Reuters) - Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iran's most celebrated musician and a critic of the government, was buried on ...

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 about it.

A large number of fans and Iran’s art elites packed into Vahdat Hall a few hours beforehand to attend the ceremony hosted by veteran actor Parviz Parastui. The unveiling ceremony began with reading by ...

Celebrated singer Homayoun Shajarian and composer and pianist Anoushiravan Rohani are coming to Boston. Born on May 21, 1975, in Tehran, Homayoun Shajarian developed his musical prowess under the ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose distinctive voice quavered to traditional Persian music on state radio for years before he was blacklisted for supporting protesters after Iran’s contested 2009 election ...

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 scattered ...

A fan cries as she shows an image of the nation's famous singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian on her phone outside the Jam Hospital where Shajarian has died of cancer at the age of 80, in Tehran Iran, ...

Oct 10 (Reuters) - Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iran's most celebrated musician and a critic of the government, was buried on Saturday near the 10th century national poet Ferdowsi, Iranian media reported.