“I trained to become a professional Koran singer, from the age of 14 until I was 18. This involved learning Arabic harmony, breathing techniques, all of the things that this entails. And, of course, it involved studying the Koran.” AgeCoursesStudyInvolvedHarmonyTechniqueSingersBreathing Author:Shahin Najafi
“I was a very devout boy and one day I heard the music of an Egyptian Koran singer in the mosque. The melancholy of this music touched me so deeply that it brought me to tears.” BoysHeardTearsOne DaySingersTouchedMelancholyEgyptianMosques Author:Shahin Najafi