Hossein Behroozinia

Hossein Behroozinia (Persian: حسین بهروزی‌نیا) (born 1962 in Tehran) is an Iranian barbat and oud player.

Hossein Behroozinia
Born (1962-06-11) 11 June 1962
Tehran, Iran
GenresPersian traditional music
Occupation(s)Composer, instrumentalist
InstrumentsBarbat, oud, radif
Years active1987–present
Associated actsDastan Ensemble
Websitewww.behroozinia.com

Behroozinia was a student at the Tehran Conservatory of Music, where he studied oud, tar, setar, tonbak, and daf.[1] He studied oud under the supervision of Mansour Nariman, and learned the radif under the supervision of Mohammad Reza Lotfi.[1]

He was eventually appointed to be the music director of Ensemble Khaleghi, as well as the director of music education at the Center of the Preservation Persian music. In 2003, the Ministry of Culture of Iran decorated him with the "First Order of Arts", its highest honor.

Behroozinia's 2006 album From Stone to Diamond placed second in the Middle Eastern Album category at the Just Plain Folks Music Awards (JPF).[2]

Discography
  • Barbat (1987)
  • Kohestan: Selected Fokloric Melodies of Iran
  • Yadestan
  • Vajd / Midnight Sun
  • Az sang ta almas / From Stone to Diamond (2006)
  • A Call Beneath the Ashes

References
  1. Molavi, Milad. "Behroozinia: Dreaming with a Barbat". Persian Mirror. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  2. Staff writer (8 September 2009). "Iranian album wins top U.S. music award". Tehran Times. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
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