Avayé Mehrbani (The Song of Tenderness) is a spotlight on the life of Ghamar Al Molûk Vaziri, an Iranian singer, who in 1924 had the courage to go on stage without wearing a veil for the first time in Iran. In so doing she marked her place in the history of music but mostly in the history of women in Iran. She is also remembered for her voice, her artistic talent, as well as for one of the most remarkable facets of her personality: her generosity,
which gave her the reputation of being the friend and mother of abandoned children.
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Ghamar Al Molûk Vaziri was hailed by the most renowned poets of her day for her divine voice, her courage and her beauty, she was also very romantically inclined. There are many references to Ghamar Al Molûk Vaziri, namely by writers, which are full of poetry and admiration of her charm.
Ghamar Al Molûk Vaziri was not well known abroad, but worked nonetheless with „His Master&Mac226;s Voice‰, „Polyphone‰ and „Bedaphone‰, companies that came to Iran especially to record her voice. |
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Avayé Mehrbani is the first biography ever written on the artist, and rather than giving a simple chronology, the references used from newspaper
articles, poems, interviews and photographs give life to this artist and to the period she evolved in. Avayé Mehrbani is also a description of the music world before Ghamar A.M.V, the introduction of records to Iran, and the social and political context of the times.
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