Nasser Rastegar-Nejad (

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: ناصر رستگارنژاد; April 24, 1939 – December 13, 2018) was an Iranian Santur player.''Mid East'', volume 8, 1968.

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He released an album on the

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Explorer label. In 1968, a section of the track 'Dashti' (1:58 - 3:24), played by Nasser Rastegar-Nejad, and originally to be found on the album Mid East, volume 8, 1968, published by

, was used in the film Performance to accompany the scene in which characters played by

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and

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make love. The track has since been re-released, along with others, on the Lyrichord album In A Persian Garden: The Santur in 2007.

Discography

* Music of Iran - Santur Recital, Vol 1, Lyrichord LLST 7135 ** Mahur ** Bayat-e Esfehan & Saghinameh ** Homayun ** Shustari Music of Iran - Santur Recital, Vol 2, Lyrichord LLST 7165 ** Afsari (vocal) ** Dashti ** Segah ** Chagargah * Music of Iran - Santur Recital, Vol 3, Lyrichord LLST 7166 ** Dashti ** Shur ** Abu Ata ** Afshari instrumental) *''The Persian Santur: Music Of Iran'', Nonesuch Explorer Records

References

External links

Rastegar-Nejad at Allmusic website
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Discography

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