Biography
Shahyar Ghanbari (Persian: شهیار قنبری), the legendary Persian modernist poet, singer, songwriter, composer, and filmmaker, known primarily as the founder of the New Wave of Persian modern songwriting with an impassioned cult following, is perhaps better described as the most distinctive voice of contemporary Iranian pop/rock music. Many Iranians, especially the young, consider Shahyar Ghanbari as the Leonard Cohen of Iran whose literary and musical achievements and contribution to the Iranian art scene are, quite simply, remarkable.
Shahyar's imaginative songs and ingenious lyrics-marked by textural experimentation, rich aesthetic standards, and impressionistic subject matter-made him one of the most successful and influential modern Iranian artists. His writings, poems, films and songs, seen as a whole, form a true portrait-of-the-artist.
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Studio albums:
IF (1981)
The Earthless Tree (1991)
Forbidden (1992)
Travelog (1994)
Nakedness (1998)
Forbidden Plus (1999)
I Love You’s (2001)
Rewind Me in Paris (2003)
Reborn (2010) نو نفس
Les Coeurages (2011)
The Milky Voice (La Voix Lacté) (2016) غزلصدا
Cine Mot (کلمه سینما (2021
The Sea in me (2024) صدای دریا در من
Filmography:
Iran - sous le voile des apparences (2003), Composer
Sham-e akhar: The Last Supper (1976), Director and Writer
Khane-kharab (1975), Actor
Khodahafez Rafigh (1971), Songwriter
Subah-O-Shaam (1971), Songwriter for Persian version
Books:
The Sea In Me (1995)
Derakhte Bi Zamin (1991) / The Earth-less TREE
Goftan baraye ZIBA shodan / Dire pour devenir plus beau
Shahyar's LEONARD
Benevis, Saat e paknevis / MASTERING TIME
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