Iran arrests famed musician
NewsWe hear that the renowned tombak player,teacher and philosopher Navid Afghah has been arrested in Shiraz, Iran.
His friend Kayhan Kalhor tweets:
تنی از پاکترین و نجیبترین و داناترین مردم ایران در زندان حاکم شب است.
کسی که سالهاست شاهدم، با وجود تمام ناملایمات و سختیها که گریبان اهل هنر را گرفته در برابر هیچ قلدر صاحب زوری سر خم نکرد.#نوید_افقه هنرمندیست که فقط درد مردم را فریاد نزده، او درد مردم را زیسته#NavidAfghah
pic.twitter.com/59MwoQk7zN— Kayhan Kalhor (@KayhanKalhor) November 20, 2022
Watch him here.
Navid Afghah has worked with the foremost contemporary Iranian musicians including Faramarz Payvar, Aref, Dalaho, Aina, Messiah, Darius Safwat, Faramarz Payvar Parviz Meshkatian Hossein Alizadeh, Kayhan Kalhor, Ardeshir Kamkar, Behdad Babaei, Mehdi Azarsina, Massoud Azadeh, Shahram Nazeri and Ali Ghamsari.
It should be reported that the Iranian national soccer team competing at the World Cup, in front of a worldwide audience of a billion, linked arms and refused to sing their national anthem.
I think you’re looking for the Sportsnet forums….
I was looking for, and found, a forum of human beings who appreciate classical music and the ideals of a representative democracy. I assume you fall short on all 3 accounts.