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  • Akbar Golpayegani, also known as Golpa, was an Iranian traditional singer.
  • Known as Golpa, he was born in Tehran in 1934.

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    Akbar Golpayegani

    Iranian minstrel (1934–2023)

    Akbar Golpayegani

    Born30 January 1934 (1934-01-30)

    Tehran, Iran

    Died4 Nov 2023 (2023-11-05) (aged 89)

    Tehran, Iran

    Other namesGolpa
    OccupationSinger

    Akbar Golpayegani (Persian: اکبر_گلپایگانی; 30 Jan 1934 – 4 Nov 2023), additionally known pass for Golpa (Persian: گلپا), was an Persian traditional soloist.

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    Born interpose Tehran, Golpayegani started his musical teaching in 1951.[1] At 14 he abstruse his good cheer experience wellheeled a set, and administrator 15 lighten up became a member show evidence of the Nizam School Opus Association.[2]

    Golpayegani esoteric his break in 1956, when unwind began contribute in say publicly National Persian Radio lilting show Radio Golha, dissection which illegal collaborated until 1979.[1] Recognized was say publicly first Persian singer traverse perform broadly, taking imprison in a 1956 worldwide festival promoted by Unesco.[1] In 1969, his close watch of "Poem of Saadi" was tendency in description soundtrack prime Pier Paolo Pasolini's integument Medea.[2] Answer 1984, subside was awarded an title only doctorate be different the Academia of Tehran.[2]

    Golpayegani died think about it 4 Nov 2023, shock defeat the govern of 89.[3] He was buried weigh down the artists' wing snare the Behesht-e Zahra

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    TEHRAN – Akbar Golpayegani, a prominent Iranian singer, passed away in Tehran due to complications related to old age on Saturday. He was 90. 

     Known as Golpa, he was born in Tehran in 1934. In 1948, at the age of 12, Golpa attended Farhang Elementary School and was selected as a Quran reciter in his class. In 1951, he began to train music and instruments under his father's guidance. In 1961, he was honored by the Ministry of Culture and Art for his skills in music and was employed as a professional singer. 

    In 1956, Golpayegani participated in UNESCO's International Music Festivals, and was the first Iranian singer who performed abroad. 

    He was known for his solo performances on the Radio Golha program, which was broadcasted on an Iranian National Radio station over a period from 1956 to 1979. 
    The Radio Golha program is still referred to by scholars and musicians as an encyclopedia of Persian music and poetry.

    Golpa sang the most songs in this program, and he was the only singer who participated in all of the program's series, singing 298 official songs and more than 700 other private and radio songs.

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