Mojtaba Mirzadeh ( fa, مجتبی میرزاده) (18 March 1946 – 17 July 2005) was a renowned Kurdish Iranian

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, Alireza Eftekhari and Reza Saqaee. He was known by the music community as "the genius". Iranian classical and pop composer, Sadeq Nojooki says that Mirzadeh was the greatest musician that he ever saw in his life. He was also the composer for many films.

History

Mojtaba Mirzadeh was born on 18 March 1946 in the city of Ilam. At the age of 9 he moved to Kermanshah, Iran with his family. He later moved to

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. Mojtaba grew up in a poor family. He would make sounds from pans and pots in the kitchen when he was child. He then started to learn Santur, but quit shortly after learning it. When he was fourteen, his father offered to buy him a violin.

Death

Mojtaba died from a heart attack on Sunday, 17 July 2005, aged 59.

Filmography

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'' (1971) *''Doroshkechi'' (1971) *''Mardi dar toofan'' (1972) *'' Dar Emtedade Shab'' (1978) *''Dada'' (1983)

Albums

Numerous tracks and albums including the following: * Mojtaba Mirzadeh: Iranian Violin Improvising, (2007) * ''Raz -e- Gol'' (Persian Traditional Music), (1994) * Kurdish lullaby, composed, arranged and played by Mojtaba Mirzadeh, sung by Mazhar Khaleghi

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