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Homayoun Shajarian

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Homayoun Shajarian
Shajarian in 2019
Born (1975-05-21) 21 May 1975 (age 49)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
OccupationMusician
Spouse
Gita Khansari
(m. 1995; div. 2015)
ChildrenYasmine Shajarian
ParentMohammad Reza Shajarian (father)
Musical career
GenresIranian traditional music, folk, tasnife

Homayoun Shajarian (Persian: همايون شجريان, born 21 May 1975) is an Iranian singer. Homayoun is the son of Iranian singer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, He learned singing from his father and started his musical career in the 1990s.[1]

Early life

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Shajarian was born in Tehran and is the son of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, a grand master vocalist of Persian traditional music. At a young age, he began studying the tombak, a Persian hand drum, and Persian traditional vocal Avaz as well as Kamancheh.

Career

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Shajarian attended Tehran Conservatory of Music choosing Kamancheh as his professional instrument and was tutored by Ardeshir Kamkar. In 1991, he accompanied his father in concerts of Ava Music Ensemble in the United States, Europe and Iran, playing Tombak and from 1999 on, he started accompanying his father also on vocals. In 1995 he married Guitta Khansari, their child, Yasmine Shajarian, was born in 2007 in Tehran, Iran. They were divorced in 2015. His first independent work Nassim-e Vasl, composed by Mohammad Javad Zarrabian, was released on his 28th birthday, on 21 May 2003. He performed live-stream concert on 24 May 2020 during coronavirus pandemic.[2]

In July 2024, Shajarian released a piece of music and a music video in collaboration with Sami Yusuf.[3][4]

Personal life

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Homayoun Shajarian in Vienna, October 2023

His wife was Guitta Khansari with whom he has a daughter. Their daughter, Yasmine, was born on the 6th of November 2007 in Tehran, Iran. They divorced after a few years.

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Scream (2003)
  • Wind of Reaching (2003)
  • Impatient (2004)
  • Passion of Friend (2004)
  • Role of Dream (2005)
  • With Stars (2006)
  • Koli Ghaychak (2007)
  • Sun of Wish (2008)
  • Water, Bread, Song (2009)
  • Night of Separation (2010)
  • My Love Don't Leave Without Me (2012)
  • Heavenly (2012)
  • What Fires (2013)
  • Gods of Secrets (2015)
  • In Oblivion (2022)

Collaborative albums

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Soundtrack albums

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Extended plays

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Singles

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List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Original title Album Notes
"In Love" 2017 عاشقی Non-album singles
"Persian Gulf" خلیج فارس Non-album singles
"Hey Conscious" آهای خبردار Subdued
"Amnesia Again (with Kaveh Abedin)" بار دگر فراموشی Non-album singles
"It's Raining (with Sohrab Pournazeri)" ابر میبارد Subdued
"I Got Mad (with Seventh Soul)" 2020 دیوانه گشتم Non-album singles
"Adventure (with Seventh Soul)" ماجرا Non-album singles
"Savushun (with Tahmoures Pournazeri)" 2021 سووشون Non-album singles
"All Eyes" محو تماشا Non-album singles
"Cloudy Sky" آسمان ابری Non-album singles From "I Want to Live" Original Soundtrack
"Land of My Romances" دیار عاشقی هایم Non-album singles
"Weather of Your Whispers" هوای زمزمه هایت Non-album singles From "I Want to Live" Original Soundtrack
"Flaming (with Nosrat Fatehali Khan)" شعله ور Non-album singles From The Motion Picture "Flaming"
"One Breath of Your Desire" یک نفس آرزوی تو Non-album singles From "I Want to Live" Original Soundtrack
"Visionary Wing of Love" بال رویایی عشق Non-album singles
"Sirius (with Mojgan Shajarian)" شباهنگ Non-album singles
"Destiny" سرنوشت Non-album singles
"Seven Labours (with Seventh Soul)" 2022 هفت خوان Non-album singles
"On This Black Nigh" در این شب سیاه Non-album singles From "Jeyran" Original Soundtrack
"Cry" گریه کن Non-album singles From "Jeyran" Original Soundtrack
"Don't Leave Your Hair in the Wind" زلف بر باد مده Non-album singles
"Mansion of Heart (with Seventh Soul)" عمارت دل Non-album singles
"My Heart Is Crying" دل من میگرید Non-album singles

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Homayoun Shajarian". www.parstimes.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Homayoun Shajarian holds Online Concert at Vahdat Hall".
  3. ^ "Iranian, British singers release joint track on Rumi poem". IRNA English. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Sami Yusuf, Homayoun Shajarian collaborate in new song". Tehran Times. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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