Shadi Vahidi
Shadi Vahidi | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Persian Traditional, Contemporary Classical, Soundtrack |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, singer, improviser, Tar and Setar Player |
| Instruments | Tar, Setar |
| Years active | 1997–present |
'Shadi Vahidi' is an Iranian musician, composer, vocalist, Radif-teacher (Iranian classical music), music teacher, and Tar and Setar instrumentalist and improviser.
Life
Shadi Vahidi commenced learning to play the piano under her father's supervision since childhood. In her teens she learned the Setar and Tar under the supervision of Manouchehr Abdollahi and Kamal Rezaie, afterwards studying Radif under supervision of Azar Zargarian at the University of Arts, simultaneously studying solfeggio and gaining knowledge of Avaz techniques and voice-producing, and also learning Persian traditional vocal Avaz. Then she studied Radif of Mirza Hossein-Qoli and Ali-Akbar Shahnazi and composition of Iranian forms under the supervision of Dariush Pirniakan for ten years. After that she attended classes under the supervision of maestro Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, at the same time accompanying the Shayda Ensemble under the supervision of maestro Lotfi.
Discography and works
Shadi has performed with various ensembles during her working years, most notably:
- Honar-e-gaam-e-zamaan studio album by Mohammad Reza Lotfi
- Zakhme saz studio album by Mohammad Reza Lotfi
- The magic of silence studio album by Hamid Reza Mortazavi
- Arash Kamangir studio album by Hamid Soltanieh
She also published a lot of single tracks as follows:
- Journey
- Shogh-e-Masti
- Fal-e-Hafez
- Spring tone
- Love graveman
- Cover song Marmare roya
- Cover of Armenian song Hov Ark
- Cover song I told you I have your sadness
The most important work of Shadi is Instant of love studio album, which was published in Iran in 2009. In this album, which is based on the lyrics of Saadi Shirazi, she has performed as a singer, composer, Tar and Setar instrumentalist. Shadi emigrated to Armenia in 2015 and has several collaborations and accompanying performances with Armenian musicians such as Levon Tevanyan and Karen Avajyan.
References
- Interview at Yerkir media Armenian TV (BAREV YERKIR)
- Interview at BBC Behzad Bloor
- Interview at Voice of America About Collaboration with Armenian Artists|Behnoud Mokri
- Entire talking about Shadi Vahidi at VOA
- Using pure Persian Poems in Shadi's songs|365|VOA
External links
- Shadi Vahidi Official Facebook Page
- Shadi Vahidi's Official Instagram Page
- Shadi Vahidi YouTube Channel
References
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