Mehryad Festival of Masoud Bakhtiari Held in Izeh

Coinciding with the 20th of Mehr, the birth anniversary of legendary Bakhtiari vocalist Masoud Bakhtiari, the cultural-artistic ceremony “Mehryad” was held at the Hezar Afsan Hall in Izeh, attended by enthusiasts of Bakhtiari culture and art.

According to the report of Aria's Heritage reporter, Masoud Bakhtiari's Mehriad, "Bahman Aladdin", was held in the evening of Mehr 20, 1405, in the evening of Mehr 20, 1405, with a large presence of people, lovers of the culture and art of Ler people, music groups, directors of government offices and professors of various art fields in Plateau Hazarafsan Hall of Izeh.

In this cultural program, which was held in honor of a lifetime of artistic activity of Bahman Aladdin, music groups Tarisha and Dejpart, young Shahnameh singers and well-known Bakhtiari singers performed in memory of Masoud Bakhtiari.

Other parts of this event were the reading of the story in Bakhtiari dialect by Professor Gholamreza Shiri, singing by Kohyar Bakhtiari, Dariush and Iman Shaholi, program performance by Soghari Taheri, guitar solo by Amirsam Salehvand, recitation of the Shahnameh by Ainaz Kazhmini, hafez reading by Mehsa Qureshondi and performance of memorable pieces by Massoud Bakhtiari.

This cultural festival was organized by the Fanus Khyal cultural and artistic institute in cooperation with the General Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Khuzestan, Tarisha Music Group, Dejpart Music Group, Khuzestan Nature and Environment Lovers Association and Izeh Cultural Heritage Lovers Association "Tarisha", in continuation of the cultural and artistic calendar programs of Fanus Khyal Collection.

The great masters of Ler tribe, including Faraj Alipour, Koresh Asadpour, and Koresh Kiani Ghalesardi, also sent video messages and congratulated the famous figure of Iranian official music on his birthday.

Bahman Aladdin, surnamed Masoud Bakhtiari, a famous Bakhtiari singer, songwriter and composer, was born on the 20th day of October 1319 in Lali city in a large, traditional and cultured family from the "Zilaei" tribe, in the "Behdarvand" clan from the "Heftlang" Bakhtiari clan.

Although he was the only narrator of a part of the musical culture of Bakhtiari-speaking people, he found a role beyond that of a native miner and was able to create a common musical language among all Bakhtiari during his 35 years of life.