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Mohammad Reza Shajarian, onstage in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2008. The singer died Thursday in Tehran. Heinz Ruckemann/UPI /Landov hide caption

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A Voice Of Iran, Master Singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Has Died

October 8, 2020 • With a voice by turns soaring and haunting, Shajarian was considered one of his nation's treasures — and then ran afoul of the regime. He died Thursday in Tehran at age 80.

Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Tiny Desk Concert

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Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Tiny Desk Concert

May 20, 2013 • Joined by three excellent collaborators, Shajarian gives what amounts to a brief master class in the art of singing. In the course of this love song, titled "Az Eshgh," the Iranian icon unleashes torrents of swooping, soaring, goosebump-inducing sound that's still perfectly controlled at age 73.

Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Tiny Desk Concert

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The Masters of Persian Music Tour the U.S.

March 21, 2005 • To celebrate the second day of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, NPR presents selections from a recent concert by the Masters of Persian Music — an Iranian "supergroup" of classical musicians who accompany poems set to song with traditional Persian instruments.

The Masters of Persian Music Tour the U.S.

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