Hossein Khajeh Amiri, the celebrated Iranian singer known by his stage name Iraj, died on Wednesday, August 12, at the age of 94. One of the most distinctive and powerful voices in modern Iranian music, Iraj’s career stretched from the golden age of Iranian radio and cinema before the 1979 revolution to a much quieter life after the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
Iran Mourns Iraj, the “Champion of Persian…
Hossein Khajeh Amiri, the celebrated Iranian singer known by his stage name Iraj, died on Wednesday, August 12, at the age of 94. One of the most distinctive and powerful voices in modern Iranian music, Iraj’s career stretched from the golden age of Iranian radio and cinema before the 1979 revolution to a much quieter life after the establishment of the Islamic Republic.