Shahkar Bineshpajooh
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Shahkar Bineshpajooh | |
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شاهکار بینشپژوه | |
| Born | 13 December 1972 Tehran, Iran |
| Citizenship | Iran, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, music composer, singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | Official website |
Shahkar Bineshpajooh (Persian: شاهکار بینشپژوه; born 13 December 1972, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian poet, translator, composer, and singer.
Bineshpahjooh has performed with orchestras in Europe and North America and translated works from Pablo Neruda and Bertolt Brecht into Persian. He has written several books, some of which have been banned by the Government of Iran.
Bineshpahjooh studied political geography, urban planning, and music composition.[where?] He received his doctorate in urban planning in 2002 with high honors.[citation needed]
Achievements
[edit]In 1994, Bineshpajooh received his bachelor's degree in Economic Geography. He supervised the first post-revolution Guitar Concert in Iran. In 1995, they tried to stage the first Fusion Music Concert (Performance was banned). In 1996, Bineshpajooh received his master's in Political Geography.
In 1997, Bineshpajooh released his “The Lady of Orient” album. In 1998, he participated in Iran's first and last Pop Music Festival. Subsequently, he was banned from performing any concert in Iran for five years. In 2000, Bineshpajooh produced and recorded the album “The Note (Eskenas).” In 2003, he released his book of songs, “The Naderi Cafe.”
In 2004, Bineshpajooh published “The Note” following four years of awaiting government release. He also translated and published Pablo Neruda's “The Eternity of a Kiss.” That same year, Bineshpajooh conducted interviews with BBC, Daily Telegraph, Times, Reuters, and others. He attempted to publish his book “The Idiotland” published, but the Iranian government banned it.
In 2005, Bineshpajooh produced and recorded the album “Your Majesty,” and wrote the book “I am not politicized”: both works were banned. He also translated and released Bertolt Brecht's selected poems under the title “Mr. Prime Minister.”
In 2006, Bineshpajooh's new book, “The Humans Lineage,” was banned. He was allowed to release the album “ Literature of another ilk” – six of 23 songs were released, but the rest were denied. In 2007 Bineshpajooh began recording Shahkar's new album in Paris.
In 2008 Bineshpajooh performed “Sleep by My Side” and “Que Hiciste” with the Yerevan Opera Orchestra. In 2009, he performed with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2011, Bineshpajooh started the recording “Havaye Esgh” and “Hala to Khabi” with maestro Shardad Rohani for performance.
Performances
[edit]Ukraine's National Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Kyiv's Opera Orchestra.
Los Angeles (Microsoft Theater)[1][better source needed]
Washington D.C. (Warner Theatre)
New York (Queens College)
Boston (Berklee Performance Center)
Houston (Baptist University)
Dallas (Eisemann Center)
San Francisco (Palace of Fine Arts)
New York (The Space)
Chicago (Copernicus Center)
Cologne, Germany (Tanzbrunnen)
Hamburg (Hamburg Philharmonie)
Houston (Baptist University)
Dallas (Eisemann Center)
San Francisco (Palace of Fine Arts)
San Jose (Cupertino)
Toronto (Roy Thomson Hall)
London (Central Hall)
Publications
[edit]- 1999 Published I like your hands book
- 2003 Published Naderi Cafe book (melody collections)
- 2004 Published Eskenas (Banknote) album, Publishing "Eternity of a kiss",Translating "Pablo Neroda"s poetries
- 2005 Published Man siasi nistam (I'm not political) book
- 2005 Translated Aghaye nokhostvazir (Mr. Prime Minister and khiabane kaenat (Universe Ave.)
References
[edit]- ^ "Shahkar Bineshpajooh – OFFICIAL WEBSITE –". shahkar.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
External links
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