Ahmad Ebadi

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Ahmad Ebādi (Persian: احمد عبادی) (b. 1906 - d. 1992) (1285 - 1371 Š) was an Iranian musician and setar player. Born in Tehran, Iran. He was a member of the most extraordinary family of Iranian music. Ahmad's father, Mirza Abdollah, was arguably the most influential figure in Persian traditional music, and his paternal uncle, Mirza Hossein Gholi, was well-known for his mastery in playing the tar. Ahmad's paternal grandfather, Ali Akbar Farahani, was also a talented musician. Ebādi started learning music at early age. Mirza Abdollah Farahani taught his son many Iranian songs. At the age of seven, Ebādi was able to play Tombak to accompany his father. Unfortunately he lost his father early, but he continued his education with his sisters, especially Moloud Khanom. Ebādi became one of the best setar players of all time: he had a unique style of playing and invented a variety of different tunings for the setar. He had many students, and wrote many pieces for his instrument. For years he played on Iranian radio, especially in a program called Golha, produced by Davood Pirnia. He also recorded many albums. All of them are considered to be masterpieces of Iranian Music. As one of the first setar players to play on air he noticed that the traditional way of playing setar (lots of chordal strumming) sounds distorted on the radio technology. He therefore established a new playing style with more single notes, which became the more popular setar style even with today's radio allowing

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The Masters of Persian Traditional Music, Sehtar (Instrumental)

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Setar

Classical Music Of Iran: The Dastgah Systems

Ahmad Ebadi, Setar Solo

Persian Traditional Music, Vol 2 (Instrumental - Sehtar & Orchestra)

Persian Traditional Music, Vol 1 (Instrumental - Sehtar & Orchestra)

Shahnavazan-4: Mir-E Setar

Persian Setar I

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Classical Music of Iran

Setar Navazi

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Masters of Persian Traditional Music, Setar Solo

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Classical Music of Iran, Vol. 1: The Dastgah Systems

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