Shahmirza Moradi


Shahmirza Moradi was an Iranian Luri musician especially versed in playing Sorna. He became well known for his unique technique of playing, prolonged and powerful breath, and also for his creativity in playing Sorna.

Biography

Moradi was born in Dorood, Loristan.
He started learning music as a child and learned Sorna from his father. In 1971, he began radio work; he then performed at the major cultural festivals in Iran, including those of Shiraz and Tehran. Thanks to the efforts of the Luri musician Ali Akbar Shekartchi, his first recordings were distributed in 1981.
In 1991, Moradi performed at the Avignon festival and in the autumn of the same year, at two successive concerts in the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. His son, Reza Moradi, used to accompany him on the Dohol; Reza Moradi is also a Kamancheh player, an instrument that he learned from his father.