Manoochehr Sadeghi
Manoochehr Sadeghi منوچهر صادقی | |
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Sadeghi representing the correct hand and body posture when performing the santur | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 13, 1938 Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Persian classical music, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Santur virtuoso, teacher, lecturer, composer, producer, pedagogue |
| Instrument | Santur |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Labels | UCLA, WB |
| Website | santur |
Manoochehr Sadeghi (born April 13, 1938) is a Persian-American naturalized citizen, born in Tehran, Iran. He is considered an ustad (grand master) of the santur, a Persian hammered dulcimer. He has been lecturing, teaching, recording and performing Persian classical music on the santur professionally for over 50 years. In 2002, Sadeghi received the Durfee Foundation Master Musician Award and he is a recipient of a 2003 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts, which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.