Hundreds of mourners turn out as Iranian composer Mohammad Reza Shajarian is buried near national poet Ferdowsi
11 October, 2020
Mohammad Reza Shajarian, among Iran's most celebrated musicians, was buried on Saturday near to the 10th-century national poet Ferdowsi, Iranian media reported.
The classical composer and singer, who died on Thursday, October 8, in a Tehran hospital at age 80 after an extended battle with cancer, was seen as a national treasure who revived traditional music.
He maintained difficult relations with the authorities in Tehran throughout his career, first under the reign of the shah and with the Islamic republic.
State TV on Saturday made a short announcement about Shajarian's burial, which the media said was attended by his family, the culture minister, music veterans, artists and fans.
The official IRNA news agency said large screens were installed in the streets of the local city of Mashhad to permit his fans to view the procession live.
However, state TV didn't cover the function live and images and videos were posted on semi-official websites hours following the funeral.
Shajarian was buried, as he had willed, in the vicinity of Ferdowsi's mausoleum in the northwestern city of Tus.
Video showed mourners singing Morgh-e Sahar (The Dawn Bird) over Shajarian's grave, an ode to freedom and revolution that he composed.
Source: www.thenational.ae
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