Mohammad Motamedi
Quick Facts
Biography
Mohammad Motamedi (Persian: محمد معتمدی; born on September 24, 1978) is an iranian traditional vocalist, and a Ney player.
He has started learning singing & also playing Ney as self-taught since adolescence. Since 1997, he stated learning singing style of Seyed Hossein Taherzadeh by esteemed artist Hamid Reza Noorbakhsh. Due to his interesting in Esfahan song school, he consequently has practiced & made into a role model from songs of masters such as Taj Esfahani & Adib Khansari and has benefitted from guidance of esteemed masters such as the late Dr. Hossein Omoumi & Aliasghar Shahzeidi” in this regard.
Radio France prize winner - 2013
Ocora is a French record label specializing in field recordings of world musiceach and each year release an album by the winner of the France Musique world music prize. The 2013 winner was the Iranian singer Mohammad Motamedi. A perfect exponent of Persian classical singing from Iran's younger generation, Motamedi finds his inspiration in his love of classic Persian poetry. Accompanied by kamancheh fiddle, tar lute, ney flute and the daf and tombak drums, the singing of Motamedi takes this subtle ancient tradition to new heights. The recordings of the album (Mohammad Motamedi & Chant classique) were made in Tehran in November–December 2013
Discography
- Boodan Va Soroudan (Majid Derakhshani & Khorshid Ensembl (Sun Ensembl)-2006
- Sufi (Mohammad Motamedi , Sina Jahanabadi & Hossein Rezaeinia)-2007
- Ashoora Opera(Behzad Abdi & Behrouz Gharibpour )-2008
- Vatanam Iran (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Hamnavazan-e Sheida (Sheyda Ensembl)-2008
- Video Album of Dashti Concert– Vatanam Iran (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Sheida Threefold Groups)-2008
- In Memory Of Aref Ghazvini (Aref Ghazvini & Mohammad Reza Lotfi)-2009
- Ey Asheghan (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Banovan-e Sheida (Sheida Womens Ensembl)-2009
- Rumi Opera (Behzad Abdi & Behrouz Gharibpour)-2009
- Video Album of Chavosh Concert - Iran Ey Saraye Omid (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Hamnavazan-e Sheida (Sheyda Ensembl) -2009
- Saye- e Jan (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Sheyda Ensembl)-2010
- So Long Goodbye (Ali Ghamsari)-2010
- Gahi Segahi (Pouya Saraei )-2011
- Overwhelmed By Mist (Arash kamvar )-2012
- Mohammad Motamedi & Chant Classique (Radio France)-2013
- Badeh Toei (Hossein Alizadeh & Hamavayan Ensemble)-2014
- In The Distance a Call (Mehdi Teimoori )-2015
- Pass (Ali Gamsari )-2015
- Eshghim Gal (Azari)-(Hossein Alizadeh & Hamavayan Ensemble)-2015
- "Vatanam Iran". mohammadmotamedi.com.
- Molavi Opera.
Significant works
- Rumi Opera (Behzad Abdi & Behrouz Gharibpour-2009)
- Mohammad Motamedi & Chant Classique-2014
Awards
Radio France prize winner-2013
Concerts
- Extemporization concert in theatre of Paris
- Concert in historical Palace of Versailles
- Concert at The Festival Of China-Shanghai-2005
- Concert in Rasa theatre – Otrowkht, Trophen Theatre – Amsterdam (Poland)
- Concert in Music Conservator Rome-Italy
- Participation in International Festival of Sufi Music in Karachi – Pakistan
- Participation in International Festival of Magham in Azerbaijan
- Concert in Headquarters of UNESCO paris – Paris
- Participation in Morgan Land Festival – Osnabruck – Germany
- Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi - Iran & Flamenco
- Rumi Ensemble & Mohammad Motamedi European Tour 2013
- Concert with Raz Music Ensemble (Honor of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī) at Konya, Turkey December 2015
- Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at Bozar - Brussels March 2016
- Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at Cleveland Museum of Arts, Cleveland OH March 2016
- Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at Zankel Hall - Carnegie Hall, New York March 2016
- Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at Lisner Auditorium, Washington DC March 2016
- Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at Berklee Performance Center, Boston MA March 2016
- Concert at Garonne Theater, Toulouse France April 2016
- Concert at Odeon Theater, Nimes France April 2016
- "MORE THAN NOTES". Region Plus. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- "Qasida: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi".
- Rumi Ensemble & Mohammad Motamedi European Tour 2013.
- "Qasida: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi". BOZAR. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- mmckay. "Qasida". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- "Rosario Guerrero". www.carnegiehall.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- "FLAMENCO FESTIVAL". lisner.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- "ROSARIO "LA TREMENDITA" & MOHAMMAD MOTAMEDI: QASIDA". worldmusic.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- "Mohammad Motamedi". théâtre Garonne. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- "Mohammad Motamedi - Théâtre de Nîmes". Théâtre de Nîmes (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-07.