May 27, 2007, 5:13 PM

Songwriter Moini Kermanshahi honored

Songwriter Moini Kermanshahi honored

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) -- Veteran songwriter of the Kurdestan region, Rahim Moini Kermanshahi was honored at a ceremony in the Andisheh Hall of Tehran’s Art Bureau on Saturday night.

 

A group of musicians, poets and cultural officials attended the ceremony in which a tribute was also paid to the late violinist Mojtaba Mirzadeh.

 

 

On receiving the plaque of honor bearing an image of the map of Iran, Moini Kermanshahi said, “I thank God for the honor he has bestowed on me on receiving such a precious plaque bearing the map of Iran. This award is more valuable for me than the Nobel Prize for literature.”

 

“I truly thank God who gave me the chance to see such a day and find out that He is satisfied with me. Dear audience if you have heard a song composed by me and have liked it, you must know that the composer is some one else (pointing to God above his head) and I am only the means.”

 

After the screening of a music video about the life of Moini Kermanshahi, the representative of the House of Kermanshah made a speech.

 

Jamal Parchamzad said, “Today is the day of one of the noble children of the land of Zagros, Moini Kermanshahi. He is one of the unique figures of this land and I am happy that we are all here to celebrate his lifelong activities.”

 

Speaking at the ceremony, researcher and literary figure Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi referred to Moini Kermanshahi as an epic narrator, and said that he is both a great songwriter and a great epic narrator. He mentioned that Kermanshahi’s recent epic is about contemporary history.

 

Vocalist Shahram Nazeri who is also from Irans Kurdish regions, expressed his happiness on seeing a group of his Kurd masters, citizens, and artists, “We have been familiar with the songs of Moini Kermanshahi for over half a century, and they are in our hearts. Mirzadeh was also a unique figure in music.”

 

Manager of the Bell Studio and the Meshkat Institute gave a speech on the characteristics of Kermanshahi’s songs.

 

Mohammad-Ali Chavoshi noted that in all the songs of Moini Kermanshahi, honesty, nobility, and loyalty are praised.

 

Chavoshi also added that he is doing research into the existence of a “school” of music in the music of Kermanshah, and that he has found several authentic documents to back up his theory.

 

The music band ‘Kuban’, conducted by Vandad Massahzadeh, performed at the end of the ceremony.

 

The ceremony was cosponsored by the Artistic and Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Tehran and the House of Kermanshah.

 

RM/MA

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MNA

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