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Fātemeh Vā'ezi (born 15 March 1950 in Tonekabon
, Iran
), commonly known by her stage name Parīsā , is a Persian Classical vocalist and musician.
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A student of maestro Mahmoud Karimi, Parisa has published several albums and performed numerous concerts throughout the world, sometimes with Dastan ensemble
. Her major debut in Tehran was a concert at the Iran-America Society arranged by Lloyd Miller, a disciple of Dr. Daryush Safvat. After that concert, Miller
, through writing reviews and other articles in various Terhan newspapers and magazines, was able to influence the Ministry of Culture to allow Parisa to be transferred from there to Dr. Safvat's Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music where her skills as a purely traditional dastgah vocalist would enhance their excellent instrumental ensemble.
After she was established at the Center, Miller convinced the CBS Iran A & R person to produce tapes of Parisa with the Center's instrumental ensemble the most sought after being in Dastgah-e Mahur and Dastgah-e Nava. These became hit releases and Parisa was invited to perform Chahargah at the famous Shiraz Arts Festival
and other major venues. Her best work was with the Center where now famous virtuosi such as Dr.Dariush Talai
(Tar (lute)
, Setar
), Hossein Alizadeh
(Tar,Setar), Jalal Zolfonun
(Setar
)and Majid Kiani (Santour) were established. Examples of her work can be seen on Youtube cite worldartsdocmiller .
Sources: Music and Song in Persia, Curzon Press 1999 and The Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music, Society for Preservation and Propagation of Eastern Arts, (affiliated with National Iranian Radio & Television) Salt Lake City, 1977.
Tonekabon
Tonekabon , also Romanized as Shahsavār and Shahsawār) is a city in and the capital of Tonekabon County, Mazandaran Province, Iran...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
), commonly known by her stage name Parīsā , is a Persian Classical vocalist and musician.
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A student of maestro Mahmoud Karimi, Parisa has published several albums and performed numerous concerts throughout the world, sometimes with Dastan ensemble
Dastan ensemble
Dastan ensemble is a Persian classical music ensemble. Founded in 1991 by Hamid Motabassem, Dastan has performed concerts throughout the world.-Members:*Hossein Behroozinia *Hamid Motebassem *Pejman Hadadi...
. Her major debut in Tehran was a concert at the Iran-America Society arranged by Lloyd Miller, a disciple of Dr. Daryush Safvat. After that concert, Miller
Miller
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, through writing reviews and other articles in various Terhan newspapers and magazines, was able to influence the Ministry of Culture to allow Parisa to be transferred from there to Dr. Safvat's Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music where her skills as a purely traditional dastgah vocalist would enhance their excellent instrumental ensemble.
After she was established at the Center, Miller convinced the CBS Iran A & R person to produce tapes of Parisa with the Center's instrumental ensemble the most sought after being in Dastgah-e Mahur and Dastgah-e Nava. These became hit releases and Parisa was invited to perform Chahargah at the famous Shiraz Arts Festival
Shiraz Arts Festival
The Shiraz Arts Festival was an arts festival held annually from 1967 to 1977 in the Iranian city Shiraz. Its creation was suggested by Farah Pahlavi and sponsored by National Iranian Radio & Television...
and other major venues. Her best work was with the Center where now famous virtuosi such as Dr.Dariush Talai
Dariush Talai
Dariush Talai plays both the Tar and Setar.Born in 1953 in Iran, he studied Persian music with masters of the Radif. His teachers include Tar player Ali Akbar Shahnazi, Nur Ali Borumand with whom he studied Musical radif and old compositions, as well as youssef Forutan and Abdollah Davami, with...
(Tar (lute)
Tar (lute)
The tār is a long-necked, waisted Iranian instrument. It has been adopted by other cultures and Azerbaijan. The word tar itself means "string" in Persian, though it might have the same meaning in languages influenced by Persian or any other branches of Iranian languages like Kurdish...
, Setar
Setar
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), Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh , is an Iranian composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar and setar instrumentalist and improviser, described by Allmusic as a leading Iranian classical composer and musician....
(Tar,Setar), Jalal Zolfonun
Jalal Zolfonun
Jalal Zolfonun is a master of the setar, as well a composer and teacher of Persian music.-Biography:...
(Setar
Setar
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)and Majid Kiani (Santour) were established. Examples of her work can be seen on Youtube cite worldartsdocmiller .
Sources: Music and Song in Persia, Curzon Press 1999 and The Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music, Society for Preservation and Propagation of Eastern Arts, (affiliated with National Iranian Radio & Television) Salt Lake City, 1977.
See also
- Iranian music
- Persian traditional music
- List of Iranian women
- Shiraz Arts FestivalShiraz Arts FestivalThe Shiraz Arts Festival was an arts festival held annually from 1967 to 1977 in the Iranian city Shiraz. Its creation was suggested by Farah Pahlavi and sponsored by National Iranian Radio & Television...
Trivia
- Parisa is a popular Persian name for women. It literally means 'fairy-like', and also means "face of an angel".
External links
- Official website
- An old video of her live performance in Hafezieh, Shiraz
- Tasnif-e Dashti sang by Parisa ( YouTube)
- Some of her songs
- Parisa auf culturebase.net