Farman Fathalian ( fa, فرمان فتحعلیان, born December 20, 1970), is an

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Biography

Fathalian was born on December 20, 1970, in

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. He started learning Violin when he was five years old. After Iran's revolution music centers were closed, but he continued practicing until he learned how to play flamenco guitar. He started teaching flamenco guitar in 1989. He had loved Indian music and Indian instruments and he migrated to India in 1992 to study and learned how to play

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. He returned to Tehran in the same year. After he returned to Tehran he formed a concert group named "Ilia" and he started holding concerts with his group in October in 1992. He became known after this concert. He continued performing until 1998. He introduced a new style of rock to Iran's music portfolio. He combined guitar and Indian instruments such as Tabla.

Recordings

In 1999, he published his first official album ''Moghim''. The lyrics were about

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, the first Imam of Muslims. He published his second album in 2001 ''Raahe Eshgh''. The name is a Persian word, in English meaning ''Path of Love''. The lyrics were also about Ali. He published his third album in 2003 ''Mast o Kharab''. Some of its lyrics were also about Ali. He published another album in 2009 named ''Ba Mardome Biganeh''.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Moghim'' , 1999 Peygham Sahar * ''Raahe Eshgh'' , 2001 Avang Tar * ''Mast O Kharab'' , 2003 IrangaamMast o Kharab album page in Amazon
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Singles

* ''Aghooshe Seda '' , 2015

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fathalian, Farman Living people 21st-century Iranian male singers Iranian pop singers Iranian singer-songwriters Iranian male singer-songwriters Iranian guitarists 1970 births 21st-century guitarists 20th-century Iranian male singers