Mehdi Rostami
Professinal Musician and Setar Player
About
Mehdi Rostami was born in Kermanshah, Iran. Having started learning setar at the age of six, he pursued advanced studies with ostad Mohammadreza Lotfi and took masterclasses with Hossein Alizadeh and Kayhan Kalhor. In 2010 Mehdi started his own collaborative projects in the UK, working with musicians from different cultures such as Maya Yousef, Tara Jaff and Gilad Atzmon. ‘Melodic Circles’ is their first official release which was released internationally through ARC Music in 2016.
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He has been teaching setar for over 20 years and he has instructed setar and organology courses at different universities in Iran. In his teaching he utilized elements from different teaching methods that work best for each student. Beginner students start with the fundamentals, including correct set-up, finger placement, note reading, rhythm, and learning simple songs. Intermediate and advanced students continue to progress with increased proficiency in techniques and move on to learning the radif.
Albums
2008 Zang-e Zaman
2010 Saboye teshneh
2011 Sargashteh
2014 Taranom Sobh
2015 Arg Khamosh
2018 Melodic Circles
Educations
Start Learning Setar from 1986 by Siyavash Noorpour and Ebrahim Sepehri
2002-2006 BA in Music Sooreh Institute of
FineArts,Tehran,Iran
Attending in master courses of music by maestros
Mohammadreza Lotfi
Skills
. Improvisation in playing setar
. Accompanying singing on playing setar
. Composing pieces of music
. Performing even solo or in a band
. Arranging pieces of ancient music
. Adopting local music for other genre of music
. Leading a band of music
. Make Major, Complex, or Frequent Decisions
. To Effectively Think, Speak and Act Without Preparation.
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contact
Email: showan1980@gmail.com