Biography

Biography …

Hooshang Farahani was born in 1967 in Farahan.

He graduated in Ethnomusicology from Tehran Art University, (MA) Postgraduate

He has been deeply attached to music and literature since his teen ages, and it made him learn the tar and setar very soon, then he got used to foundation and principles of composition.

He starts his professional activities in about 1989 with composing for two dramatic plays.

He wrote investigational essay collection about music’s history, a biography of artists, music therapy and also use of music in psychology. these articles have also been translated into English and issued in several publications.

playing and compose in several orchestral works which are in the public hand’s now.

• He published book selection of master Gholamhossein Bigjehkhani in 2002 which includes a transcription of 32 pieces.
• Transcribing 110 songs of master Esmail Navabsafa in Takderakht book that published in 2002.
• He Published the book Shabcheragh which contain a collection of 20 pieces and exercises for the tar and setar on 2004.
• The book Narenj o Toranj (Farahan’s legends) was published in 2007.
• A Translation of James Joyce by David Pritchard 2011.

Publishing work:

• Children’s songs
• Transcribing of Master Esmail Mehrtash songs.
• Translating the biography of James Joyce by David Pritchard
• Farahan Legends
• Shabchergh 20 Pieces for Tar & Setar
• Soloist setar for the Radif of Master Esmail Mertash and vocalize by Mohammad Montasheri.
• Publishing cassette Meene & Aftab(mirror and sun).
• Publishing some CDs: Aeineh & Aftab (The Mirror and Sun). Badey Nooshin, Another tomorrow. Avay Chakad, Song of Rain, lonely night…
• Co-operation with Master Mohammdreza Lotfi to write and publishing Hossein Yahaghi’s Radif.
• Notation of Master Mohammad Reza Lotfi opus collection.

Hooshang Farahani has done in many concerts in Tehran and other cities in Iran and played an important role to present Iranians all over the worlds in past years. He performs numerous concerts in different countries of the world contain:

Australia, Sweden, Franc, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Poland, Germany, Greece, Spain…

He has a constant contribution with Labyrinth Musical Workshop in Greece from 2014

One of the branches that he is used to during past years is train and propagate Persian music in Shyeda Music Institute located in Karaj.

• Australia concert singing Hengameh Akhavan in 2002.
• Sweden concert singing Hengame Akhavan in 2003.
• Italy concert singing Hengame Akhavan in 2004.
• Paris concert in theater De La Ville in 2004.
• The Austrian concert in folk theater in Viennainn 2004.
• Emirate Arab union concert
• Sweden concert signing Rohangiz in 2005.
• Sweden concert signing Rohangiz in 2006.
• Germany concert singing Rohangiz in 2006.
• Poland concert (third festival of cultures contact) in Warsaw singing Rohangiz in 2006.
• Poland concert festival of old music participates with Alireza Javaheri and Mohammad Rasoli in 2007.
• Poland concert singing Bahram Sarang in Warsaw in 2007.
• Austrian concert singing Bahram Sarang in Vienna in 2007.
• Hungarian Concert in Budapest 2013.
• Croatia Concert 2013.
• Concert and Iranian Music Seminars in Crete Island, Greece 2014.
• Concert and Iranian Music Seminars in Crete Island, Greece 2015.
• Concert and Iranian Music Seminars in Crete Island, Greece 2016.
• Concert and Iranian Music Seminars in Crete Island, Greece 2017.
• Concert Iranian and Indian Music, Geneva, Switzerland 2017.
• Concert Iranian and Indian Music, Metz, France 2017.
• Concert and Iranian Music Seminars in Crete Island, Greece 2018.
• Concert and Iranian Music Seminars in Crete Island, Greece 2019.

One of the branch that he is used to during past years is train and propagate Persian music in shyeda music school located in karaj.