What world media says about Iran great singer

The world media have published reports and features on the passing of great Iranian vocalist Mohammad-Reza Shajarian.

Following the sad news for the death of Iran's most revered vocalist, the world's media described him with awe-inspiring words.

Below are some of such descriptions dedicated to the Iranian iconic music maestro: 

Iran's greatest master of Persian classical music Mohammad Reza Shajarian - The New York Times

An Iranian singer whose voice was regarded as one of his country's national treasures ... a master performer who was hailed as one of NPR's 50 Great Voices of all time - US National Public Radio

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, who revived Iranian classical music -Reuters

The much-loved iconic singer  ... a grand maestro of Iranian traditional music and the most famous vocalists in the country- Al Jazeera

Iran's legendary classical singer and composer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian -CNN

Vocalist who helped define Iranian culture -South China Morning Post 

Iran’s most revered classical musician, vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian -Bloomberg

The globally-renowned Iranian vocalist with a distinctive voice passed away on Thursday due to cancer in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

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