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About Ensemble Mehr

ENSEMBLE MEHR was founded on 2007 in Tehran by Mehrbanu and consists of
seven young musicians living in Iran,who have studied at  Tehran’s Conservatoire
and University of Music and Arts.
In September 2007 to commemorate the 800 anniversary of the birth
of the Persian mystic Moulana, the group was invited by  Federazione
Mandolinistica Italiana to perform concerts in Italy in the town of Treviso,
Vittorio Veneto and Bibione.

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Members

Mehrbanu   Voice  

Parichehr Khajeh  Qanun

Shaghayegh Bakhtiary  Tar

Asareh Shekarchi     Kamancheh

Asana BorhanAzad   Oud

Mojgan Abolfathi   Daf

Goharnaz Masaeli     Tonbak

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mehrbanu

 

Mehrbanu was born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran.
Mehrbanu began singing when she was eight and her music teacher was Mrs. Mehrali.
Turning 14, she was introduced to Mrs. Sima Bina to learn folkloric music and songs.
It was in the year 1999 that she began practicing Radif near her other music instructor Mr. Mohsen Keramati.

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Parichehr Khajeh

 

Parichehr Khajeh, born in 1977
Music education since 1988
Graduation from Art Music School as top student in 1995
B.A. Degree in Music as top student, Art University in 1999
M.A. Degree in Music Composition, Art University in 2004
Top student of The Music Faculty of Art University in 1996 and 1997
Professors:
Simin Agha Razi, Dichko, Hoshang Zarif, Mohammad Esmaili, Hossein Dehlavi, Farhad
Fakhareddini, Tolib Khan Shahidi, Ahmad pejman, Sharif Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh, Kambiz
Roshan Ravan,  Mohammad Reza Darvishi, Siavash Beizaee, Shahrokh Khaje Noori,

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Asareh Shekarchi

 

Asareh Shekarchi
Born in 1981 in Tehran, She started learning music at age 7. When she was 10 she started her “Tonbak” practice with late Dariush Zargari and in Fajr Music festival of 1995 and 1996 she received the second prize. In 1998 she started to learn “Kamancheh” under the guidance of her father, Master Ali Akbar Shekarchi and in 2000 she entered Tehran’s University of Fine Arts.

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Goharnaz Masaeli

 

Goharnaz Masaeli
Born in Isfahan, Iran, 1980.
Start learning and playing tonbak at age of 13 and tar age of 17.
Obtained a bachelor's degree in music from University of Art & Architecture.
Exploring rhythm for children through tonbak and poetry
Member of the following ensembles:
The Grand Youth Orchestra
Shayda (under the supervision of Master Mohamad Reza Lotfi)
Learned Tonbak from masters like  Yaseri,Farhangfar,

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Mojgan Abolfathi

 

Mojgan Abolfathi
born in 1987
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
1994-1999     Playing Flute recorder
1999-2008    Playing Daf(Tambourine), Dayereh,Dohol(Kettle drum), Damaam, Koozeh (Oodo)     
2005-2008   Playing Saxophone
2008        Graduation from Tehran Vocational School majoring in International Music (Tehran Concervatoire) 

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Asana Borhan Azad

 

Asana Borhan Azad 
Born in Tehran in 1981, asana borhan azad was interested in music since childhood.
She beganstudying th setar when she was 14 years ; at the age of 16, she started her musical  career and participated in different  concerts and in musical parts of theatre festivals.
She entered music university and was studying setar with professor Mohammad Firouzi .

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Shaghayegh Bakhtiary

 

Shaghayegh Bakhtiary, born in 1977
Music education since 1988
Graduation from Art Music School in 1995
Cooperation with fajr music festivals as a Tar player in 1995&1996
B.A. Degree, in Tar performance from the Tehran university of applied Art&Science in 2006
M.A. Degree, in Tar performance from the Art university in 2008
Studied under the direction of Masters:
Fariborz Azizi, Hossein Alizadeh, Daryoosh Talaee,Mohammadreza Lotfi,Mohammad Ali Kianinezhad,
Mohammad Esmaili, Farhad Fakhreddini, Sharif Lotfi, Mohammadreza darvishi, Siavash Beizaee.

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