Iranian of the Day

Highly appreciated in ex-YU

At the time of Iranian turbulences, 1979, one of his concerts was cancelled "for political reasons" (as they say). Left Yugoslavia rather angry and didn't return to the region for 20 years. When he finally did, found all the admiration that connaisseurs have always had for him.

But the incident of that fatal '79 has never been explained, i.e. who'd cancelled his concert and why? I suppose, a tacit mutual agreement not to talk about it. Even if a lot of people are still curious.

Re: Perfect Name

Wouldn't you agree that for such a perfect last name, like Rahbari a perfect first name would have to be Hady? Can you guess why? 

How silly!?

I don't know much about this fellow musician but some of his comments were absolutely ignorant. He would have been better to speak only for himself. saying that EVERY child has a good memory of religion-related things is not true. Obviously his father had not kicked him out of bed in early mornings to do his prayers and his sister was not beaten for improper hejaab. Also he seems not knowing that some of these children, girls as young as eight, are given for marriage to men much older, in the name of religion and the prophet's tradition. He says music and religion are both positive. What a silly comment! Not that music is, and religion is not. Nothing in its true nature is positive or negative. A true artist is supposed to know this. I wonder who is he trying to please?!

Few years ago there was an interview with Nigel Kennedy and he said something to this effect: "If you give a violin to a 5y old child after 10-15 years he/she will be a musician ( he was being modest though). What matters is that what they do with their art and talent."

JK, that's cool and

I did laugh about the "enlightening" bit. ;)

OK, Tiger Lily

If that's the case, then I was wrong.

I'll have to check it out!

Thanks for enlightening me. 

JK, pffft!

Some of his compositions are very much Iranian. I remember a collection of records called something like: Rahbari rahbari ra rahbari mikonad or Rahbari dirige Rahbari.*

He's also famous for conducting music of other Iranian composers. 

*If I come across it, cause I really don't want to get through all my
vinyl right now, I'll let you the exact title and other details.

Much of This Took Place Outside of Iran

Not to mention that this is the West's music - not Iran's.

Iranians should thank the West for benefitting them so much! 

The idiot "conservatives" in Iran just gave this guy away to the West, too.

There's one Iranian that they didn't ruin! 

A great Conductor

Perfect Name!

for an Iranian conductor, Rahbari!