Radio Radif

Season 2: The History of Music Recording in Iran – Episode 12

22 Feb 22
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About Mohammad Reza Sharayeli

Born in 1981, Mohammad Reza Sharaeili holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design and a Master’s in Ethnomusicology from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. His journey in music began in 1993 with learning the santur under the guidance of the late master Hossein Malek. He later learned the tonbak and setar. Since 2002, he has performed dozens of concerts in Tehran and other cities with various groups, including Mehr-o-Mah, Ghazal, Niyayesh, and Bargriz. He is the author of The Life and Works of Reza Mahjubi (2017), Modern Iranian Theatre and the Tarian Family (2020), and A Story of Anthem and Song in Iran: Dr. Nir Sina (2021). Sharaeili has published numerous articles on the history of Iranian music in specialized journals and magazines. Additionally, he has produced several musical works related to the Qajar era and served as the head of the jury for the Shamseh Anthem and Music Festival in Tehran.

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After the last recordings in Tehran during Reza Shah’s era in 1933 (1312 Solar Hijri), no further music was recorded in Iran due to the absence of any recording companies. However, musicians embarked on four trips abroad to record their works on gramophone discs. These trips took place in the cities of Aleppo, Berlin, Baghdad, and again Aleppo. The story of these four journeys is the focus of the twelfth episode of Season 2 of the Radio Radif podcast. Following these recordings, no official Iranian music was recorded for several years until after the end of World War II.

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References

[1] The Stone Disc Journal, compiled by Amir Mansour.
[2] From the Melody of the Prayer Niche to the Sound of the Pick: Memoirs of Seyyed Javad Badi’zadeh, 2001, Tehran: Ney Publishing.
[3] Discography documents and the personal collection of gramophone discs from the archive of Mohammad Reza Sharaeili.

Collaborators

  • Concept: Mohammadreza Sharaeili, Farshad Tavakoli, Ali Samadpour
  • Graphics: Studio Melli – Omid Ne’molhabib
  • Soundtrack: Ali Samadpour
  • Financial Support: Payvar Foundation, Kherad Art House
  • Website Manager: Shayan Ghiaseddin
  • Social Media Manager: Hamid Fathollahzadeh
  • Executive Director and Narrator: Abbas Seyedin
  • Writer and Narrator: Mohammad Reza Sharaeili
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