Ali-Akbar Farahani

Ali-Akbar Farahani
Born	Between 1821 and 1827 Farahan, Qajar Iran
Died	Between 1857 and 1862 Tehran, Qajar Iran
Occupations	Musician tar player
Known for	Radif of Persian traditional music
Children	Mirza Abdollah, Mirza Hossein-Qoli

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.

References

• 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

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