- Parisa
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Img_capt = Fātemeh Vā'ezi (Parīsā)
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Background = solo_singer
Birth name = Fātemeh Vā'ezi
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Genre = ClassicalPersian Music
Occupation = Singer, Musician
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URL = [http://www.parissa.org/home/home.htm "Parīsā"]Fātemeh Vā'ezi (PerB|فاطمه واعظی), mostly known as Parīsā (PerB| پریسا , born
15 March ,1950 inShahsavar ,Iran ) is a Persian Classical vocalist and musician.A student of maestro Mahmoud Karimi, Parissa has published several albums and performed numerous concerts throughout the world, sometimes with
Dastan ensemble . Her major debut in Tehran was a concert at the Iran-America Society arranged by Lloyd Miller, a disciple of Dr. Daryush Safvat. After that concert, Miller, through writing reviews and other articles in various Terhan newspapers and magazines, was able to influence the Ministry of Culture to allow Parisa to be transfered from there to Dr. Safvat's Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music where her skills as a purely traditional dastgah vocalist would enhance their excellent instrumental ensemble.After she was established at the Center, Miller convinced the CBS Iran A & R person to produce tapes of Parisa with the Center's instrumental ensemble the most sought after being in Dastgah-e Mahur and Dastgah-e Nava. These became hit releases and Parisa was invited to perform Chahargah at the famous Shiraz Arts Festival and other major venues. Her best work was with the Center where now famous virtuosi such as Daryush Talai, Hossein Alizade, Jalal Zolfonon and Majid Kiyani were established. Examples of her work can be seen on Youtube cite worldartsdocmiller .
Sources: Music and Song in Persia, Curzon Press 1999 and The Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music, Society for Preservation and Propagation of Eastern Arts, (affiliated with National Iranian Radio & Television) Salt Lake City, 1977.
See also
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Iranian music
*Persian music
*List of famous Persian women Trivia
* Parisa is a popular Persian name for women. It literally means 'fairy-like'.
External links
* [http://www.parissa.org/home/home.htm Official website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-O9jQlmMoo An old video of her live performance in Hafezieh, Shiraz]
* "Tasnif-e Dashti" sang by Parisa ( [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cxGwjJYsK4&mode=related&search=Eastern%20Oriental%20Jazz%20Persian%20Iranian%20Music%20NITV%20Modal%20dr.%20miller%20doc YouTube] )
* [http://www.iransong.com/person/151.htm Some of her songs]
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