Mirza Hossein-Qoli

Mirza Hossein-Qoli

Mirza Hosseingholi, also known as Agha Mirza Hosseingholi Farahani, (1854 – 1916 Tehran) was a musician and tar player. Born in Tehran, he and his older brother Mirza Abdollah started learning music from their father Ali Akbar Farahani who was a well-known musician. He is best known for his radif and for his unique style of playing tar. His best student was Ali Akbar Shahnazi, who collected and performed his father's radif.


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