Mohammad Reza Shajarian Death - Dead : Obituary : Beloved Iranian Singer Passed Away. -

Mohammad Reza Shajarian Death – Dead : Obituary : Beloved Iranian Singer Passed Away.

Iranian singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian has died in Tehran at the age of 80. With a voice by turns soaring and haunting, he was considered a national treasure in Iran — and later ran afoul of the regime., according to a statement posted online on October 8. 2020 by the NPR.

Iranian singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian has died in Tehran at the age of 80. With a voice by turns soaring and haunting, he was considered a national treasure in Iran — and later ran afoul of the regime.https://t.co/VjA5hoic16
— NPR (@NPR) October 8, 2020

Cause of Death.

We have no information at the moment on of caused death . This post will be updated as soon as we have that information.

Tributes.

The following are some tributes posted on social media to honor the life and the legacy of the deceased.

#BREAKING
Oct 8—Tehran, #Iran
Following the death of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, an iconic vocalist master of traditional Persian music, Iranians are out in the streets in his memory.
Interestingly they’re chanting:
“State media is a disgrace!”
Note:
Iranians also hate #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/qSi7NvFW9Z
— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) October 8, 2020

My obituary for Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, a musical colossus who united Iranians across political and religious divides, but whose music, to many, was a call to freedom from oppression https://t.co/uOIRqI1JNK via @WJS #شجريان
— Sune Engel Rasmussen (@SuneEngel) October 8, 2020

Like clockwork: @netblocks reports of internet disruptions amid protests today after the death of Mohammad Reza Shajarian, where crowds chanted “Death to the Dictator.” We’ve seen #Iran‘s regime employ this tactic early and often this year at moments where risk of unrest is high. https://t.co/kzlIzqsYA8
— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) October 8, 2020

My long time friend maestro # Shajarian passed away.He never gave in to mullahs regime.He always praised our resistance.we had many private recordings that he dedicated to our leadership. My sincere condolences 2 his family. He stood by the people & shouted death to dictator! pic.twitter.com/W6V6b5Dyj5
— Hamid Reza Taherzade (@Taaherzadeh) October 8, 2020