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Seyyed-Amin Moosavi was born in 1966 in Firoozkooh, Iran.
He is a fine Santoor maker who utilizes the Santoor making method of Ostad Nazemi. In 1981 at the age of 15 he started to learn playing the Santoor from Mohammad-Ali Shokuhi. In 1987 he continued his studies for two more years by learning the radif repertoire of Ostad Saba from Pashang Kamkar.
In 1989 he joined the class of Ostad Majid Kiani in order to study the repertoire of Mirza-Abdollah. In 1990 he started to study music in the Fine Arts school at TehranUniversity under Majid Kiani and got his bachelors degree in 1995.
In 1991 he started making Santoor and met Reza Memarzade, the unique student of the late Ostad Nazemi, the genius of Santoor makers.
Amin profited a lot from Reza Memarzade’s advices. His Santoors are made from fine woods and can be used for solo or ensemble performances. Playing Santoor for a long number of years along with his curiosity to find a better sound character and using the finest tonewoods to craft Santoor, makes him a fine Santoor maker.
Amin has never stopped studying Santoor and continues to learn under Majid Kiani’s supervision. He has taught Santoor since 1995 at Sure University in Tehran and makes lovely Santoors. He is studying music as a student of masters degree in Art University of Tehran.
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