Āghā Ali-Akbar Farahani (Persian: آقا علی‌اکبر فراهانی), known as Agha Ali Akbar (آقا على‌اكبر), was a notable and well known musician of Persian traditional music and tar and setar player in 19th century Persia. He was leading the musicians in the court of Naser al-Din Shah in the early years of Naser al-Din Shah's reign. He was the father of two significant musicians, Mirza Abdollah and Mirza Hossein-Qoli, and the paternal grandfather of another outstanding musician, Ahmad Ebadi, Mirza Abdollah's son, and Ali-Akbar Shahnazi. He died in Iran in January 1862.

Ali-Akbar Farahani
BornBetween 1821 and 1827
Farahan, Qajar Iran
DiedBetween 1857 and 1862
Tehran, Qajar Iran
Occupations
  • Musician
  • tar player
Known forRadif of Persian traditional music
ChildrenMirza Abdollah, Mirza Hossein-Qoli

References

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  • Farahani, Mehdi, A glimpse to Agha AliAkbar's life, Mahoor Music Quarterly, Vol.21, No 82, Winter 2019, P. 100
  • Haghighat, A., Honarmandan e Irani az Aghaz ta Emrooz, Koomesh Publication, 2004, (in Persian)
  • Khaleghi, R., Sargozasht e Musighi e Iran, Ferdowsi Publication, 1955, (in Persian)
  • 1 Iran submits two documents for registration on UNESCO list, Tehran Times.

Sources

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  • Pourjavadi, Amir Hossein (2019). "آقاعلی اکبر فراهانی". The Great Islamic Encyclopaedia (in Persian).