Az Eshgh | of Love | Mohammad Reza Shajarian | English lyrics | NPR Tiny Desk Concerts 
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts is a popular live music series hosted by National Public Radio (NPR), featuring intimate performances by artists from various genres. The series showcases raw, stripped-down versions of songs, highlighting the artists’ vocals and musicianship. Since its launch in 2008, it has hosted a diverse range of musicians, from emerging talents to global superstars.
Joined by three excellent collaborators, brothers Sohrab and Tahmoures Pournazeri (celebrated musicians in their own right as leaders of Iran’s Shams Ensemble) and French percussionist Robin Vassy, Ostad (“Master”) Shajarian gave here what amounted to a brief master class in the art of singing, at age 73. He recites poems by Saadi (1210-1292) and Baba Taher (1000-1055).
Master Shajarian passed away in 2020.
SET LIST
“Az Eshgh (Love Song)”
CREDITS
Producer: Anastasia Tsioulcas
Editor: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait
Videographers: Lizzie Chen, Denise DeBelius, Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
Photo by Marie McGrory/NPR
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