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Mandana Khazraei
Background information
Born (1980-01-23) January 23, 1980 (age 44)
Kerman, Iran
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, Poet
Musical artist

Mandana Khezraei (born January 23, 1980, in Kerman) is an Iranian traditional music singer and poet.

Life

Mandana Khezraei was born on January 23, 1980, in Kerman. At the age of 8, she began learning the santur under the guidance of Khalil Barahani and studied vocal radif with Hengameh Akhavan and Shahnaz Moghaddam. In 2009, she emigrated to the Philippines and later to the United States, where she currently resides.

Works

She, along with Moslem Alipour, performed the concert "Atr-e Khak" (Scent of Earth) in Canada, which was broadcast on BBC Persian's music program.

She has also performed in live and Nowruz shows on Voice of America (VOA) and BBC Persian. During Nowruz 2018, she performed the songs "Jahane Golha" (World of Flowers) and "Ghonche Bahar" (Spring Bud) on BBC Persian. In Nowruz 2023, she performed the song "Sar Oomad Zemestoon" (Winter Is Over) alongside Ehsan Karami on VOA's "Eide Now" (New Year) program.

Singles

  • "Shabe Tanhayi" (Lonely Night) – composed by Houshang Farahani
  • "Bezan Baran" (Let It Rain)
  • "Be Sooye To" (Toward You)
  • "Hadise Vafa" (The Tale of Loyalty)
  • "Sham-e Khamoosh" (Extinguished Candle)
  • "Roozegare Koodaki" (Childhood Days)
  • "Mah va Sang" (The Moon and the Stone)
  • "Azizam" (My Dear) – featuring Tara Piraeinde

Albums

  • Shabe Tanhayi (Lonely Night)

Activities

During the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, Khezraei supported Iranian protesters by participating in demonstrations abroad and releasing supportive music and videos. At one protest after the Mahsa Amini demonstrations, she stated: "The winter of 1979 will soon turn into spring."

She also criticized some male artists for their reactions to Parasto Ahmadi's performances, saying: "For over forty years, women's voices have been silenced. Where have you been?"

External links

References

  1. ^ "بیوگرافی | ماندانا خضرایی". mandanakhazraei.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  2. گفتگوی صدای آمریکا با ماندانا خضرایی (in Persian), VOA Farsi, 2014-02-17, retrieved 2024-12-26
  3. ^ "آواهای کم‌شنیده از دیروز تا امروز • ماندانا خضرایی" [Rarely Heard Voices from Yesterday to Today • Mandana Khadraei]. Deutsche Welle (in Persian). ۱۳۹۵/۷/۲۹. Retrieved 2024-12-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. هومان حاجبی (2022-05-10). "گفتگو با سرکار خام ماندانا خضرایی، خواننده". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  5. "عطر خاک؛ گزارشی از کنسرت موسیقی کلاسیک و فولکلور ماندانا خضرایی و مسلم علیپور". VOA Farsi (in Persian). 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  6. Randy (2024-10-16). "Mandana Khazraei & Moslem Alipour". Illusion Magic Lounge. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  7. BBC Persian. "پخش کنسرت ماندانا خضرایی و مسلم علیپور از برنامه موسیقی بی‌بی‌سی فارسی" [Broadcast of the concert of Mandana Khazrai and Muslim Alipour from the BBC Persian music program]. Instagram. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  8. کنسرت ماندانا خضرایی و مسلم علیپور, BBC Persian, 2024-11-09, retrieved 2024-12-26 – via YouTube
  9. نوروز ۹۷: "جهان گل‌ها" - ماندانا خضرایی, BBC Persian, 2018-03-21, retrieved 2024-12-26 – via YouTube
  10. BBC Persian (2018-03-21), نوروز ۹۷: "غنچه بهار" - ماندانا خضرایی, retrieved 2024-12-26
  11. "اجرای زنده «سر اومد زمستون» توسط ماندانا خضرایی و احسان کرمی در «نوعید»". VOA Farsi (in Persian). 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  12. "شب تنهایی از ماندانا خضرایی" [Lonely Night by Mandana Khadraei]. VOA Farsi (in Persian). 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  13. "ماندانا خضرایی خواننده: ایران آباد و آزاد، حق جوانان شجاع و غیور و زنان آزاده و آزادی‌خواه ایران است". VOA Farsi (in Persian). 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  14. "ماندانا خضرایی، خواننده: زمستان ۵۷ به زودی بهار خواهد شد" [Mandana Khadraei, singer: Winter of 2018 will soon be spring] (in Persian). VOA Farsi. 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  15. انتقاد ماندانا خضرایی، خواننده ایرانی، از واکنش‌های منفی جمعی از هنرمندان به اجرای پرستو احمدی, VOA Farsi, 2024-12-16, retrieved 2024-12-26 – via YouTube
  16. Iran International. "«انتقاد ماندانا خضرایی از برخی از موسیقدانان مرد در خصوص پرستو احمدی»". Twitter.
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