Friday, July 20, 2007

Rare Bird Flies Free

By Peyman Nasehpour - Persian Mirror - U.S.A.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

The outstanding master of daf and Sufi music, Haj Khalifeh Mirza Agha Ghosi passed away on July 17, 2007, as Iranian news agencies reported.

Ostad Mirza Agha Ghosi was born in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province of Iran, 1928. He learned the art of daf playing and Sufi vocal music during his teenage from his father the late Haji Ghosi and later Darvish Karim.

He was appointed 'Khalifeh' (spritual leader) by Sheikh Abdolkarim Kasnazani of Kirkuk, a city in Kurdistan of Iraq. He was one of the oldest daf players of Iran and he had a very nice vocals. He performed in many festivals in Iran, France, Colombia, Turkey, Panama, Peru and Ecuador.

In the famous Avignon Festival he was entitled to 'Rare Bird'.

[visit: http://www.rhythmweb.com/peyman/
for more on Persian and Azerbaijiani percussion music]

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Friday, July 20, 2007

Rare Bird Flies Free
By Peyman Nasehpour - Persian Mirror - U.S.A.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

The outstanding master of daf and Sufi music, Haj Khalifeh Mirza Agha Ghosi passed away on July 17, 2007, as Iranian news agencies reported.

Ostad Mirza Agha Ghosi was born in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province of Iran, 1928. He learned the art of daf playing and Sufi vocal music during his teenage from his father the late Haji Ghosi and later Darvish Karim.

He was appointed 'Khalifeh' (spritual leader) by Sheikh Abdolkarim Kasnazani of Kirkuk, a city in Kurdistan of Iraq. He was one of the oldest daf players of Iran and he had a very nice vocals. He performed in many festivals in Iran, France, Colombia, Turkey, Panama, Peru and Ecuador.

In the famous Avignon Festival he was entitled to 'Rare Bird'.

[visit: http://www.rhythmweb.com/peyman/
for more on Persian and Azerbaijiani percussion music]

No comments: