Hassan TABAR

  Born in Ghazvin, Iran, Hassan Tabar acquired a sound knowledge in the vocal art of Iranian classical music repertoire (called Radif) with Khorram-E- Ghazvini.

He then started studying the santoor at the Tehran Centre for the Protection and Diffusion of Music with Mas'ud Shenâssâ.

In 1982 he started teaching santoor. Having settled in France in 1985, he continues teaching there, and also performing in all of Europe.

Musician, lecturer, researcher and producer, he has released five CDs of santur available on the market. He had supervised the publication of a CDs collectionoo (Genuine Iranian Music) for the French label "Club du Disque Arabe". He got a Bachelor degree in Musicology, a Master degree and a D.E.A. in Ethnomusicology (Paris IV - Sorbonne University). He's now preparing a PhD. He is member of the French Ethnomusicology Society (S.F.E.).

   

MUSICAL EDUCATION

 

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work experience

discography

book

reviews and interviews

  • 2008 : third year preparing PhD thesis in Ethnomusicology at Paris IV - Sorbonne
  • 2007 : second year preparing PhD thesis in Ethnomusicology at Paris IV - Sorbonne
  • 2006 : first year preparing PhD thesis in Ethnomusicology at Paris IV - Sorbonne
  • 2005 : D.E.A. in Ethnomusicology at Paris IVuniversity - Sorbonne
  • 2003 : Master degree in Ethnomusicology at Paris VIII university - Saint-Denis
  • 2001 : Bachelor degree in Musicology at Paris VIII university - Saint-Denis
  • 1994 to 1998 : first steps in Musicology at Paris VIII university - Saint-Denis
  • August 1985 : settling in France ; santoor teaching and concerts through Europe
  • 1982 : santoor teaching in Iran
  • 1978 to 1983 : musical studies (santoor and Iranian classical music) at the Centre for the Protection and Diffusion of Traditional Music in Tehran with Mas'ud Shenâssâ
  • 1975 to 1978 : study of vocal Radif with Khorram-e Ghazvini
   

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Concerts

  • More than 200 solo or accompanied concerts, in France, Europe and Africa.
  • Appearance in many festivals, including :
    Womad, City of London Festival
    Compostella Millenium Festival
     

Artistic activities

  • Artistic producer with the label, Al Sur (Media 7).
  • Supervision of a collection of genuine Iranian music for the Club du Disque Arabe.
  • Member of the SACEM and ADAMI as author, composer and performer.
     

Lectures

  • During the "festival de la musique andalouse et des musiques anciennes", lecture about Iranian Music in Algiers, Riadh elFeth, on the 23rd of December 2009.
  • "Building Santur", lecture in French at the international conference on stringed instrument trade in ALGIER under supervision of Algerian Ministry of Culture, on the 15th of June 2009.
  • "Teaching Santur, Masters of Santur", lecture in French at "Centre Amal" 38000 Grenoble on the 30th of May 2009.
  • "Learning Santur, Santur schools", lecture in French at J. Monnet University, 42100 Saint-Etienne, on the 26th of March 2009.
  • "Santur, repertory, History and styles", lecture-concert at A. Malraux Center 75006 Paris, on Friday the 15th of June 2007.
  • "Iranian vocal Art", lecture at the Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris on the 7th of June 2006.
  • Classical Iranian Music, a lecture organized
    by
    Iranian Doctors Association in France on the 10th of June 2005.
  • Seminar about Santoor and classical iranian music :
    6
    th of September 2003 à 68502 GUEBWILLER.
  • Analysis of Iranian music, AFEMAN (Strasbourg), 30th of June to 1st of July, 1994.
  • History of Iranian music, Université Paris VII, 17th of June, 1993.
     

Educational activities

  • Leader of the French music tour, Jeunesse Musicale de France, in 1993 and 1994.
   

DISCOGRAPHY

 

2004

  • IRAN
    produced by Sunset France - Air Mail Music (réf : SA 141 108)

2000

  • Classical Iranian Music
    produced by Nahda (réf : AIA CD 9908)
    Recommanded by ´Répertoire´ magazin.

1999

  • Classical Iranian Music
    Sunset Music (réf : PS65216)

1996

  • Classical Iranian Music
    Al Sur (réf : Al CD 179)
    **** Monde de la Musique

1993

  • Traditional Iranian Music
    Club du Disque Arabe (réf : AAA 082)
    ffff Télérama

 

 

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