Hayedeh

Hayedeh
Hayedeh
	Hayedeh in 1977
Background information
Birth name	Ma'soumeh Dadehbala
Born	10 April 1942; Tehran, Iran
Died	20 January 1990 (aged 47); San Francisco, California, United States
Genres	Persian classical; folk; Persian pop;
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1967–1990
Associated acts	Mahasti
Website	www.hayedehmusic.com

Ma'soumeh Dadehbala (Persian: معصومه دده‌بالا‎; 10 April 1942 – 20 January 1990), known by her stage name Hayedeh (Persian: هایده‎), was an Iranian classical and pop music vocalist with a contralto vocal range. She was well known for her wide range of voice. She was active for more than two decades, and remains one of the most popular singers of Iran.^[1]

Early life and career[edit]

Hayedeh and Anoushiravan Rohani on National Iranian Radio and Television, Tehran, 1975

Ma'soumeh Dadehbala was born on 10 April 1942 in Tehran.^[1]^[2] She was the elder sister of the singer Mahasti.^[1]

Her professional career began in 1968 as a singer on a Persian traditional music program in Radio Tehran called "Golhâye Rangârang" (Persian: گلهای رنگارنگ‎ "Colorful Flowers") directed by Davoud Pirnia.

Hayedeh studied Avaz (Persian vocal music) with the Persian violinist and composer Ali Tajvidi.

"Azadeh" (1968), which was composed by Ali Tajvidi, and was written by Rahi Moayeri, was Hayedeh's first official hit and debut also. It was first performed in 1968 on Radio Tehran with the Gol-ha Orchestra.^[2] In this year she released another titled Raftam (1968).

In the 1970s, Hayedah added Persian pop music to her classical Persian repertoire. In this period Hayedeh worked with several songwriters, such as Fereydoun Khoshnoud, Jahanbakhsh Pazouki, Anoushiravan Rohani and Mohammad Heydari. "Bezan Tar", "Gol-e Sang", "Nowrouz Aamad", and "Soghati" were among her works during this period.^[1]

After the revolution and leaving Iran[edit]

Hayedeh in a concert at Royal Albert Hall, London, 1987

On 29 August 1978, shortly before the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Hayedeh immigrated to the United Kingdom. She stayed there for three years and moved to the United States in 1982 to continue her career.

Hayedeh lived in Los Angeles from 1982 until the end of her life. The growth of the Iranian community in Southern California due to the increasing number of people leaving Iran after the revolution bolstered Hayedeh's career in the 1980s.^[1]

Hayedeh released many successful albums during this time, and all her songs were bootlegged in Iran. Hayedeh's political and nostalgic songs such as "Rouzaye Roshan", "Ghesseyeh Man", "Zendegi" became very popular with the Iranian exile community.^[1]

Her songwriters and producers in the United States were mostly Sadegh Nojouki, Mohammad Heydari and Andranik. Songwriters she worked with were Ardalan Sarfaraz, Homa Mir-Afshar and Bijan Samandar.^{[citation needed]} Songwriter who wrote more than 30 of Hayedeh's songs and hits was her best friend Leila Kasra (a.k.a. Hedieh), who was featured in many of her albums reciting her poems. During her exile, Hayedeh regularly appeared on the Los Angeles-based Persian-language TV channels IR TV, Jaam-E-Jam.^[1]

Death and burial[edit]

Hayedeh's grave at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in the Westwood area of Los Angeles

On 20 January 1990, several hours after a performance at the Casablanca Club in San Francisco, California, Hayedeh died from a heart attack. She was 47 years old. She had a history of diabetes and hypertension.

On 24 January 1990, Hayedeh was buried at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. She had been recording an album shortly before her death and was due to finish recording it after she returned from her concert in San Francisco.^[3]

Legacy[edit]

Hayedeh's albums are still best sellers and her songs are played on Persian TV and radio channels outside Iran. Many of her songs are sung by Iranian pop singers. Houshmand Aghili performed Hayedeh's "Sarab", Parviz Rahman Panah remixed her "Saal", Shahla Sarshar performed a tragic song called "In Memory of Hayedeh", singer Amir did a cover of Hayedeh's song "Soghati" in 2008 and Mahasti performed three songs in memory of her late sister.^[1]

According to Prof. Erik Nakhjavani in Encyclopædia Iranica: "Analogous to Delkash, before her, Hayedeh sang with technical authority and passionate energy. Her laryngeal control made it possible for her to produce a series of graceful vibrato and glissando vocalizations required by the Avaz Persian vocal music. She could smoothly pass from the upper reaches of her alto voice to the lower, fuller, and darker range of the contralto. This mixture of strong laryngeal strength and learned vocal technique gave her alto-contralto voice a rare, powerful resonance and texture in the performance of the Avaz. Furthermore an acute sense for musical timing, the rhythmic flow of vocal music, affective musical phrasing, and poetic delivery enabled her to express and interpret effectively any songs she sang."^[2]

Iranian pianist and journalist Pejman Akbarzadeh made a documentary Hayedeh: Legendary Persian Diva about Hayedeh which was screened in Amsterdam in January 2009 for the first time. The documentary had its US premiere in May 2009 at the Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles and nominated as the Best Documentary at the festival. The film was also screened at 9th International Exile Film Festival (Sweden) and 4th Iranian Film Festival in the Netherlands. Tehran-based FARS News Agency (close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard) cited the documentary as a film on the "Corrupt monarchist singer Hayedeh". The documentary was released on DVD on 20 January 2010, the 20th anniversary of Hayedeh's death, by "Persian Dutch Network" in Amsterdam.^[4]

Partial discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Azadeh (1968)
Raftam (1968)
Nasepasi (1969)
Afsaneh Shirin (1970) – with Shajarian
Yaarab (1982)
Hamkhooneh (1984) – with Viguen
Shabeh Eshgh (1985)
Shanehayat (1986)
Sogand (1988)
Safar (1988) – with Moein
Ey Zendegi Salaam (1989)
Golhayeh Ghorbat (1990) – with Moein
Bezan Taar (1991)
Kharabati (1991)
Golvaazheh (1991)
Khoda Hafez (1991)
Paadeshahe Khoobaan (1992)
Roozaayeh Roshan (1992)
Shabeh Asheghan – with Sattar
Naa Shanidehaa
Faryad
Bolboli Ke Khaamosh Shod
Aamadanet Mahaaleh
Owje Sedaa
Mehmaan
Hayf
Taranehyeh Saal

Compailation[edit]

Best of Hayedeh
40 Golden Hits of Hayedeh
40 Hayedeh Golden Songs, Vol I
Hayedeh Golden Songs, Vol II
Shirin Jaan, Hayedeh 4
Dashtestani, Hayedeh 5
Afsaneh Shirin, Hayedeh 8

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 "HAYEDEH ... at a Glance". Hayedeh Documentary Project. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Hayedeh". Encyclopedia Iranica. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
↑ "In Memory of the Persian Legendary Diva HAYEDEH (1942-1990)". Persian Heritage/Payvand News. 19 January 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
↑ "Hayedeh Documentary Released by Persian Dutch Network". Gooya News. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

External links[edit]

Documentary website (in English)
Hayedeh on IMDb
HayedehLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). discography at MusicBrainz

[hayedehdocumentary-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 "HAYEDEH ... at a Glance". Hayedeh Documentary Project. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[iranicaonline2003-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Hayedeh". Encyclopedia Iranica. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[PayvandNews-3] "In Memory of the Persian Legendary Diva HAYEDEH (1942-1990)". Persian Heritage/Payvand News. 19 January 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[4] "Hayedeh Documentary Released by Persian Dutch Network". Gooya News. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

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