Hosain
Tehrani was born in Tehran, Iran in 1912 and he died in 1973 at the age of 61. He started
playing Tombak at the age of 13.He was always found practicing Tombak. At that time
Tombak was considered to be a musical instrument worthy of street entertainers
only. In 1928 he started serious studies with Hossein Khan Essmailzadel a music
master and a kamancheh player. He learnt the tombak rhythm by memorizing phrases
in Persian.
He later studied with several master Tombak players as Reza Ravanbakhsh and Kangarlo and others. He was always observing the different methods of playing Tombak and trying to learn the different techniques and rhythms. He even used to observe street entertainers and learn from them.
In 1928, at the age of 26, he met Abolhasan Saba, this was start of a life long friendship. Ostad Tehrani said: apart from musical notation that I learnt from Khaleghi, I have learnt every practical and theoretical aspect of music from Saba.
In 1940, at the creation of Tehran radio, he started working there with a group of musicians.
In 1941, he started teaching at madrese aeli mosighi (advance music college). Later on, Tombak was removed from the list of instrument taught at this college.
In 1949, Khaleghi started another music college called national music college. The responsibility of teaching Tombak at this college was give to Ostad Tehrani.
While Teaching at these colleges, he collaborated with National Music Ensemble and National Music association.
Book
Tombak Rudiment with Hoshang Zarif, Mostafa Kamalportorab, Farhad
Fakhrodini and revised by Hosain Dehlavi.
The above biography was translated from this book and above photograph is taken
from this book.
Published by: moasseh farhangi-honary mahor.
ISBN 964-6409-19-9
Recordings
Zarbahang
with Ostad Framarz Payvar.
Moacesseh enteshaati farhangi va honary rangin kaman
Side
A: Zarbe Pishdramad,zarbe Tasnifhaye irani, Do zarbi, Seh zarbi, Zarbe
locomotive, Zarbeh Diesel
Side B: Zardeh Malijak, Bayateh Tork
This is a Tombak recording to die for.
Iran
Musique Persane with Ostad Jalil Shahnaz, Ostad Abdolvahhab Shahidi, Ostad
Asghar Bahari, Ostad faramarzh Payvar, Ostad Hosain Nahid.
Radio france
Side A: Dastgah mahur
Side b: Dastgah segah
This is Iranian music at it's best.
Delnavaz with Ostad Framarz Payvar
Side
A: Aboata
Side B: Bayate Tork
Shahrnaz with Ostad Framarz Payvar
Side A: Dashti
Side B: Afshari
Picture and biography are from Tombak Rudiment book