Mohammad Nouri ( fa, محمد نوری , December 22, 1929 – July 31, 2010) was one of the foremost folk and pop singers in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. Before the
1979 Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
, Nouri was relatively unknown among
Iranian pop music
Iranian pop music or Persian pop music ( fa, موسیقی پاپ ایرانی) refers to pop music originated in Iran, with songs mainly in Persian and other regional Persian dialects of the country and region.
History Early Iranian popular musi ...
lovers mainly because his string orchestral pop tunes hardly fit for disco and party entertainment, not to mention little exposure and publicity efforts on his part.
Biography
Nouri studied English Language and Literature at the
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...
, but continued his professional career in music.
He studied
Persian music under Esmaeil Mehrtash and music theory and piano under Sirous Shahrdar and
Fereidoun Farzaneh. In his singing style he was considered as a follower of
Hossein Aslani and Naser Hosseini.
His song ''Jaan-e Maryam, Gol-e Maryam'' (جان مریم، گل مریم), as well as his patriotic songs such as ''Journeys for the Fatherland'' and ''Iran, Iran'', have been and are well known
melodies
A melody (from Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combinati ...
and themes among three generations of Iranians from both before and after the 1979
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...
. Also, Nouri had many notable students, including
Sahar Moghadass and
Reza Shirmarz.
See also
*
Music of Iran
The music of Iran encompasses music that is produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional folk and classical genres, it also includes pop and internationally celebrated styles such as jazz, rock, and hip hop.
Iranian music infl ...
*
List of Iranian musicians
This is a list of Iranian (Persian) musicians and musical groups.
Classical
Persian classical/traditional
*Moein
* Homayoun Shajarian
* Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
* Hossein Khajeh Amiri (Iraj)
* Shahram Nazeri
* Iraj Bastami
* Anoushiravan ...
References
External links
Facebook FanpageMohammad Nouri: A Bridge between Iranian Folk and Pop Music BBC Persian
BBC Persian ( fa, بیبیسی فارسی) is the Persian language broadcast station and subsidiary of BBC World Service which conveys the latest political, social, economical and sport news relevant to Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, an ...
His collaborations with Fariborz Lachini
1929 births
2010 deaths
Iranian folk singers
Iranian pop singers
20th-century Iranian male singers
University of Tehran alumni
Burials at artist's block of Behesht-e Zahra
People from Rasht
Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Music
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