With the passing of Mohammad Reza Shajarian Iran lost one of its most beloved cultural and public figures and the world, one of the greatest voices of our time. Reports and obituaries from around the world have focused on his deep solidarity with the Iranian people and his courageous political r..
Rob Simms
Rob Simms is a multi-instrumentalist and Associate Professor of Music at York University, Toronto. He is the author of The Repertoire of Iraqi Maqam and co-author with Amir Koushkani of The Art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian and its companion volume Mohammad Reza Shajarian’s Avaz in Iran and Beyond.