Adib Khansari (born Esmaeil Khansari; 1901 – January 25, 1982) was an Iranian musician. He started music from childhood when his first music teacher was Andalib Golpaygani in Khansar. When he was 18, he moved to

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

. In 1921, he was a student of Nayeb Asadollah (The

Ney The ''ney'' ( fa, Ney/نی, ar, Al-Nāy/الناي), is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Persian music and Arabic music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played continually ...

player). He also traveled to Bakhtiari provinces to have some research in the style of ''Lori Music'' in Iran. In 1924, he moved to

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

to study under Hossein Taher Zadeh, and also Hossein Esmaeil Zadeh. During his staying in Tehran, he studied the piano from Morteza Mahjoubi. After foundation of Tehran Radio Station (1940), he was invited to be one of the top artists in this organization. The community of ''Barbad'' was established by close co-operation of Adib Khansari and Esmaeil Mehrtash, as a place for theatre and music.

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1901 births 1982 deaths Iranian classical singers 20th-century Iranian male singers People from Khansar Persian classical musicians Date of birth missing Male singers on Golha {{Iran-musician-stub