Akbar Golpayegani

Akbar Golpayegani
اکبر_گلپایگانی
Born	30 January 1934 (1934-01-30) Tehran, Iran
Died	4 November 2023 (2023-11-05) (aged 89) Tehran, Iran
Other names	Golpa
Occupation	Singer

Akbar Golpayegani (Persian: اکبر_گلپایگانی; 30 January 1934 – 4 November 2023), also known as Golpa (Persian: گلپا), was an Iranian traditional singer.

Life and career

Born in Tehran, Golpayegani started his musical training in 1951.[1] At 14 he had his first experience in a choir, and at 15 he became a member of the Nizam School Music Association.[2]

Golpayegani had his breakout in 1956, when he began participating in the National Iranian Radio musical show Radio Golha, on which he collaborated until 1979.[1] He was the first Iranian singer to perform abroad, taking part in a 1956 international festival promoted by Unesco.[1] In 1969, his performance of "Poem of Saadi" was included in the soundtrack of Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Medea.[2] In 1984, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tehran.[2]

Golpayegani died on 4 November 2023, at the age of 89.[3] He was buried in the artists' wing of the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery.[4]

References

1. "Veteran Iranian vocalist Akbar Golpayegani dies at 90". Tehran Times. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. "اکبر گلپایگانی ملقب به گلپا در گذشت". Panjere News (in Persian). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
3. "گریه های همسر استاد گُلپا از شنیدن آهنگ مورد علاقه‌اش با صدای احسان خواجه‌امیری+ فیلم". Tala (in Persian). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
4. "Iranian Singer, Akbar Golpayegani, Laid To Rest". Iran Front Page. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

• Akbar Golpayegani discography at Discogs
• Akbar Golpayegani at IMDb