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Mohammad Motamedi

Mohammad Motamedi
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Background information
Born (1978-09-24) September 24, 1978 (age 38)
kashan
Origin  Iran
Genres Persian traditional music, Classic
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1997–present
Website http://www.MohammadMotamedi.com

Mohammad Motamedi (Persian: محمد معتمدی‎‎; born on September 24, 1978) is an iranian traditional vocalist, and a Ney player.

He has started learning singing & also playing Ney as self-taught since adolescence. Since 1997, he stated learning singing style of Seyed Hossein Taherzadeh by esteemed artist Hamid Reza Noorbakhsh. Due to his interesting in Esfahan song school, he consequently has practiced & made into a role model from songs of masters such as Taj Esfahani & Adib Khansari and has benefitted from guidance of esteemed masters such as the late Dr. Hossein Omoumi & Aliasghar Shahzeidi” in this regard.

Ocora is a French record label specializing in field recordings of world musiceach and each year release an album by the winner of the France Musique world music prize. The 2013 winner was the Iranian singer Mohammad Motamedi. A perfect exponent of Persian classical singing from Iran's younger generation, Motamedi finds his inspiration in his love of classic Persian poetry. Accompanied by kamancheh fiddle, tar lute, ney flute and the daf and tombak drums, the singing of Motamedi takes this subtle ancient tradition to new heights. The recordings of the album (Mohammad Motamedi & Chant classique) were made in Tehran in November–December 2013

Radio France prize winner-2013


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