name	Shapur II
title	"King of kings of Iran and Aniran"
reign	309–379
predecessor	Hormizd II
successor	Ardashir II
royal house	Sasan
father	Hormizd II
birth date	309
birth place	''possibly'' Firuzabad
death date	379
death place	Bishapur
religion	Zoroastrian }}

Shapur II the Great was the ninth King of the Persian Sassanid Empire from 309 to 379 and son of Hormizd II. During his long reign, the Sassanid Empire saw its first golden era since the reign of Shapur I (241–272). His name is sometimes given in English as "Shahpour" or "Sapor".

Early childhood

When King Hormizd II (302–309) died, Persian nobles killed his eldest son, blinded the second, and imprisoned the third (Hormizd, who afterwards escaped to the Roman Empire). The throne was reserved for the unborn child of one of the wives of Hormizd II. It is said that Shapur II may have been the only king in history to be crowned ''in utero'': the crown was placed upon his mother's belly. This child, named Shapur, was therefore born king; the government was conducted by his mother and the magnates.

Conquests

220px|thumb|right|Dark green: the Sassanid empire; Medium green: contested territory; Light green: temporarily occupied in the seventh century during war with the Byzantine Empire, three hundred years after Shapur's reign.During the early years of the reign of Shapur, Arabs crossed the Persian Gulf from Bahrain to "Ardashir-Khora" of Pars and raided the interior. In retaliation, Shapur led an expedition through Bahrain, defeated the combined forces of the Arab tribes of "Taghlib", "Bakr bin Wael", and "Abd Al-Qays" and advanced temporarily into Yamama in central Najd. He resettled these tribes in Kerman and Hormizd-Ardashir. Arabs named him, as "Shabur Dhul-aktāf" or "Zol 'Aktāf" that means "The owner of the shoulders" after this battle. In 337, just before the death of Constantine I (324–337), Shapur II, probably provoked by religious differences, broke the peace concluded in 297 between Narseh (293–302) and Emperor Diocletian (284–305), which had been observed for forty years. This was the beginning of two long drawn-out wars (337–350 and 358-363) which were inadequately recorded. After crushing a rebellion in the south, Shapur II invaded Roman Mesopotamia and recaptured Armenia. Apparently 9 major battles were fought. The most renowned was the inconclusive Battle of Singara (Sinjar, in Iraq) in which the Roman emperor Constantius II was at first successful, capturing the Persian camp, only to be driven out by a surprise night attack after Shapur had rallied his troops (344-or 348?). Gibbon asserts that Shapur II invariably defeated Constantius, but there is reason to believe that the honours were fairly evenly shared between the two capable commanders. (Since Singara was on the Persian side of the Mesopotamian frontier, this alone may suggest that the Romans had not seriously lost ground in the war up to that time.) The most notable feature of this war was the consistently successful defence of the Roman fortress of Nisibis in Mesopotamia. Shapur besieged the fortress three times (337, 344? and 349) and was repulsed each time by Roman general Lucilianus.

Although often victorious in battles, Shapur II had made scarcely any progress. At the same time he was attacked in the east by Scythian Massagetae and other Central Asian tribes. He had to break off the war with the Romans and arrange a hasty truce in order to pay attention to the east (350). Most able and persistent of Shapur's opponents in the north east was Grumbates, ruler of the Xionites. After a prolonged struggle (353–358) they were forced to conclude a peace, and Grumbates agreed to enlist his light cavalrymen into the Persian army and accompany Shapur II in renewed war against the Romans.

In 358 Shapur II was ready for his second series of wars against Rome, which met with much more success. In 359, Shapur II invaded southern Armenia, but was held up by the valiant Roman defence of the fortress of Amida (Diyarbekir, in Turkey) which finally surrendered in 359 after a seventy-three day siege in which the Persian army suffered great losses. The delay forced Shapur to halt operations for the winter. Early the following spring he continued his operations against the Roman fortresses, capturing Singara and Bezabde (Cirze?). Constantius arrived from the west at this time, and unsuccessfully tried to recapture Bezabde. In 363 the Emperor Julian (361–363), at the head of a strong army, advanced to Shapur's capital at Ctesiphon and defeated a superior Sassanid army at the Battle of Ctesiphon; however, he was killed during his retreat back to Roman territory. His successor Jovian (363–364) made an ignominious peace, by which the districts beyond the Tigris which had been acquired in 298 were given to the Persians along with Nisibis and Singara, and the Romans promised to interfere no more in Armenia. The great success is represented in the rock-sculptures near the town Bishapur in Persis (Stolze, ''Persepolis'', p. 141); under the hooves of the king's horse lies the body of an enemy, probably Julian, and a supplicant Roman, the Emperor Jovian, asks for peace.

Shapur II then invaded Armenia, where he took King Arshak II, the faithful ally of the Romans, prisoner by treachery and forced him to commit suicide. He then attempted to introduce Zoroastrian orthodoxy into Armenia. However, the Armenian nobles resisted him successfully, secretly supported by the Romans, who sent King Pap, the son of Arshak II, into Armenia. The war with Rome threatened to break out again, but Valens sacrificed Pap, arranging for his assassination in Tarsus, where he had taken refuge (374). Shapur II subdued the Kushans and took control of the entire area now known as Afghanistan and Pakistan. Shapur II had conducted great hosts of captives from the Roman territory into his dominions, most of whom were settled in Susiana. Here he rebuilt Susa, after having killed the city's rebellious inhabitants.

By his death in 379 the Persian Empire was stronger than ever before, considerably larger than when he came to the throne, the eastern and western enemies were pacified and Persia had gained control over Armenia.

Contributions

Under Shapur II's reign the collection of the Avesta was completed, heresy and apostasy punished, and the Christians persecuted (see Abdecalas, Acepsimas of Hnaita). This was a reaction against the Christianization of the Roman Empire by Constantine I. He was successful in the east, and the great town Nishapur in Khorasan (eastern Parthia) was founded by him. He founded some other towns as well.

See also

Raba

References

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name	Paco de Lucía
landscape	Yes
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	Francisco Sánchez Gómez
birth date	December 21, 1947
origin	Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain
instrument	Guitar
genre	Flamenco music, classical music, jazz
occupation	Composer, Guitarist
years active	1958–present
associated acts	Joaquín Rodrigo, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, Paco de Lucía Sextet, Ricardo Modrego, Camaron de la Isla
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Paco de Lucía, born Francisco Sánchez Gómez (in Algeciras, Cádiz on December 21, 1947), is a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist and composer. He is considered by many to be one of the finest guitarists in the world and the greatest guitarist of the flamenco genre. He is noted in particular for his dexterity, technique and strength in his right hand, capable of executing extremely fast passages using just the tips of his fingers.

He is a leading proponent of the Modern Flamenco style, and is one of the very few flamenco guitarists who has also successfully crossed over into other genres of music: he enjoys, and has been successful in, styles such as classical and jazz. He is the winner of the 2004 Prince of Asturias Awards in Arts and 2010 was awarded an honorary doctorate by Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Biography

Paco de Lucía was born Francisco Sánchez Gómez in Algeciras, a city in the province of Cádiz, at the southernmost tip of Spain directly in front of the Rock of Gibraltar. The youngest of the five children of flamenco guitarist Antonio Sánchez, and brother of flamenco singer Pepe de Lucía and flamenco guitarist Ramón de Algeciras, he adopted the stage name ''Paco de Lucía'' in honor of his Portuguese mother, Luzia Gomes.

His father introduced him to the guitar at a very young age and was extremely strict in his upbringing, forcing him to practice up to 12 hours a day, every day. At one point his father took him out of school to concentrate solely on his guitar development. Combined with natural talent, he soon excelled and in 1958, at age 11, he made his first public appearance on Radio Algeciras. A year later he was awarded a special prize in the Jerez flamenco competition. In 1961, he toured with the flamenco troupe of dancer José Greco. In 1964, he met Madrileño guitarist Ricardo Modrego with whom he recorded three albums: ''Dos guitarras flamencas'', ''Dos guitarras flamencas en stereo'', and ''Doce canciones de Federico García Lorca para guitarra''. Between 1968 and 1977, he enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with fellow New Flamenco ''cantaor'' (Flamenco singer) Camarón de la Isla. The two recorded 10 albums together.

De Lucía made a cameo appearance, dressed as a Mexican guitarist, in the 1971 western "Hannie Caulder," playing the melody of Ken Thorne's main theme over a string section.

His 1976 album ''Almoraima'' was a success and featured notable tracks such as ''Almoraima'' and ''Río Ancho'', the latter track of which has been covered by other guitarists such as Al Di Meola. In 1979, de Lucía, John McLaughlin, and Larry Coryell formed "The Guitar Trio" and together made a brief tour of Europe and released a video recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall entitled ''Meeting of Spirits''. Coryell was later replaced by Al Di Meola, and since 1981, the trio has recorded three albums. De Lucía's own band, the Paco de Lucía Sextet (which includes his brothers Ramón and Pepe) released the first of its three albums that same year. He has released several albums encompassing both traditional and modern flamenco styles.

In 1995, he recorded with Bryan Adams the hit song and video "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman" on the soundtrack for the movie ''Don Juan DeMarco''. Through his wide discography he has advanced the technical and musical boundaries of his instrument. The University of Cadiz recognized de Lucía's musical and cultural contributions by conferring on him the title of Doctor Honoris Causa on March 23, 2007.

Until asked to perform and interpret Joaquín Rodrigo's ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' in 1991, de Lucía was not proficient at reading musical notation. As a flamenco guitarist, he claimed in ''Paco de Lucía-Light and Shade: A Portrait'' that he gave greater emphasis to rhythmical accuracy in his interpretation of the ''Concierto'' at the expense of the perfect tone preferred by classical guitarists. Joaquín Rodrigo has apparently said that the performance was "beautiful, exotic and inspired".

Gallery

Discography

Studio albums

''Dos guitarras flamencas en stereo'' (1964) with Ricardo Modrego

''12 canciones de García Lorca para guitarra'' (1965) with Ricardo Modrego

''12 éxitos para 2 guitarras flamencas'' (1965) with Ricardo Modrego

''La fabulosa guitarra de Paco de Lucía'' (1967)

''Canciones andaluzas para 2 guitarras'' (1967) with Ramón de Algeciras

''Dos guitarras flamencas en América Latina'' (1967) with Ramón de Algeciras

''Fantasía flamenca de Paco de Lucía'' (1969)

''Paco de Lucía y Ramón de Algeciras en Hispanoamérica'' (1969) with Ramón de Algeciras

''12 Hits para 2 guitarras flamencas y orquesta de cuerda'' (1969) with Ramón de Algeciras

''El mundo del flamenco'' (1971)

''Recital de guitarra de Paco de Lucía'' (1971)

''El duende flamenco de Paco de Lucía'' (1972)

''Fuente y caudal'' (1973)

''Almoraima'' (1976)

''Interpreta a Manuel de Falla'' (1978)

''Castro Marín'' (1981) with Larry Coryell and John McLaughlin

''Sólo quiero caminar'' (1981) The Paco de Lucía Sextet

''Passion, Grace and Fire'' (1983) with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin

''Siroco'' (1987)

''Zyryab'' (1990)

''Concierto de Aranjuez'' (1991)

''The Guitar Trio'' (1996) with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin

''Luzia'' (1998)

''Cositas buenas'' (2004)

Live albums

''En vivo desde el Teatro Real'' (1975)

''Friday Night in San Francisco'' (1981) with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin

''Live... One Summer Night'' (1984) The Paco de Lucía Sextet

''Live recordings'' (1987) with George Dalaras

''Live in América'' (1993) The Paco de Lucía Sextet

Compilations

''Entre dos aguas'' (1975)

''Antología'' (1995) - 2 cd

''Integral'' (2003) 26 CD Limited Edition Box Set

''Por Descubrir'' (2003)

Other

Composed or contributed to the soundtracks for

* ''La Sabina''

* ''The Hit'' by Stephen Frears

* ''Carmen'' and ''Sevillanas'' by Carlos Saura

* ''Montoyas y Tarantos''

* ''Vicky Cristina Barcelona''

One song contributed to ''Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Soundtrack (La Nina de Puerta Oscura)'' (2004)

''Elegant Gypsy'' by Al Di Meola (1977) - de Lucía plays a duet with Di Meola on the track Mediterranean Sundance.

Shpongle sampled his track "Introduccion y Pantomima" in their song "Around the World in a Tea Daze" from the album Tales of the Inexpressible.

See also

Interview with Paco de Lucia for Slovak music magazine Novy Popular 2010 (In English)

Interview with Paco de Lucía from DVD "Paco de Lucía - Light and Shade: A Portrait" (1994)

Interview with Paco de Lucía from DVD "Paco de Lucía - Francisco Sanchez" (2003)

Gamboa, Manuel José and Nuñez, Faustino. (2003). ''Paco de Lucía.'' Madrid: Universal Music Spain.

"Flamenco Guitar Innovation and the Circumscription of Tradition" Ph.D. Dissertation (Ph.D.) University of California, Santa Barbara (Banzi, Julia 2007)

References

External links

Paco de Lucía biography, discography and related products

Paco de Lucía Official Web Page

Paco de Lucía biography, discography and related products

Paco de Lucía biography and discography at flamenco-world.com

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Shah name	Nasser al-Din Shah
Image neshan	Qajar_lion.gif|150px
Image portrait	Nasir ad-Din Nadar.jpg
Title	Shahanshah of Iran
Before	Mohammad Shah Qajar
After	Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
Years	1848–1896
Date of birth	July 16, 1831
Place of birth	Tabriz, Persia
Date of death	May 01, 1896
Place of death	Tehran, Persia
Physician	Merza Mohammed Al-Khalili }}

Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar (July 16, 1831 – May 1, 1896) ( ) was the King of Iran from September 17, 1848 to May 1, 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and the third longest reigning monarch king in Iranian history after Shapur II of the Sassanid Dynasty and Tahmasp I of the Safavid Dynasty. He had sovereign power for close to 50 years and was also the first Persian monarch to ever write and publish his diaries.

Biography

He was in Tabriz when he heard of his father's death in 1848, and he ascended to the Peacock Throne with the help of Amir Kabir.

Though Naser al-Din had early reformist tendencies, he was dictatorial in his style of government. Unprovoked, he persecuted small numbers of Bábís and Bahá'ís, thinking they were heretics. Under his sanction, as many as two thousand Bábí's (often armed) including a few women and children, were brutally murdered. This persecution increased when a Bábí, seeking revenge for the death of the Bab, attempted to assassinate him in 1852. This treatment continued under his Prime Minister Amir Kabir, who even ordered the execution of The Báb - regarded as a Manifestation of God to Bábí's and Bahá'ís, and to historians as the founder of the Bábí religion.

Unable to regain territory lost to Russia in the early 19th century, Nāṣer al-Dīn sought compensation by seizing Herāt, Afghanistan, in 1856. Great Britain regarded the move as a threat to British India and declared war on Iran, forcing the return of Herāt as well as Iranian recognition of the kingdom of Afghanistan.

He was the first modern Iranian monarch to visit Europe in 1873 and then again in 1878 (when he saw a Royal Navy Fleet Review), and finally in 1889 and was reportedly amazed with the technology he saw there. During his visit to the United Kingdom in 1873, Naser al-Din Shah was appointed by Queen Victoria a Knight of the Order of the Garter, the highest English order of chivalry. He was the first Iranian monarch to be so honoured. His travel diary of his 1873 trip has been published in several languages as Persian, German, French and Dutch.

During his visit, Naser al-Din met with British Jewish leaders, including Sir Moses Montefiore. At that time, the Persian king suggested that the Jews buy land and establish a state for the Jewish people.

In 1890 he met British Gerald Talbot and signed a contract with him giving him the ownership of Iranian Tobacco Industry, but he later was forced to cancel the contract after Ayatollah Mirza Hassan Shirazi issued a Fatwa that made farming, trading and consuming tobacco as Haram (forbidden). It even affected the Shah's personal life as his wives did not allow him to smoke.

This was not the end of his attempts to give advantages to Europe; he later gave the ownership of Iranian Customs incomes to Paul Julius Reuter.

Naser al-Din was effective in introducing several different western influences to Iran. He curbed the secular power of the clergy, introduced telegraph and postal services, built roads, opened the first school offering education along Western lines, and launched Iran's first newspaper. He was the first Iranian to be photographed and was a patron of photography who had himself photographed hundreds of times. His final prime minister was Ali Asghar Khan, who after the shah's assassination aided in securing the transfer of the throne to Mozaffar al-Din.

In the later years of his rule, however, he steadfastly refused to deal with the growing pressures for reforms. He also granted a series of concessionary rights to foreigners in return for large payments that went into his own pockets. In 1872 popular pressure forced him to withdraw one concession involving permission to construct such complexes as railways and irrigation works throughout Iran. In 1890 he made an even greater error in granting a 50-year concession on the purchase, sale, and processing of all tobacco in the country, which led to a national boycott of tobacco and the withdrawal of the concession. This last incident is considered by many authorities to be the origin of modern Iranian nationalism.

Naser al-Din was assassinated by Mirza Reza Kermani, a follower of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, when he was visiting and praying in the shrine of Shah-Abdol-Azim. It is said that the revolver used to assassinate him was old and rusty, and had he worn a thicker overcoat, or been shot from a longer range, he would have survived the attempt on his life. Shortly before his death he is reported to have said "I will rule you differently if I survive!" Naser al-Din Shah's assassin was prosecuted by the Defence Minister Nazm ol Doleh.

He was buried in the Shah-Abdol-Azim Cemetery, in Rayy near Tehran, where he was assassinated. His one-piece marble tombstone, bearing his full effigy, is now kept in the Golestan Palace Museum in Tehran and is renowned as a masterpiece of Qajar-era sculpture.

Artistic and literary interests

Naser al-Din Shah was very interested in painting and photography. He was a talented painter, and even though he had not been trained, was an expert in pen and ink drawing. Several of his pen and ink drawings survive. He was one of the first photographers in Persia and was a patron of that art. He established a photography studio in Golestan Palace.

Naser al-Din was also a poet. 200 couplets of his were recorded in the preface of ''Majma'ul Fusahā'', a work by Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat about poets of the Qajar period. He was interested in history and geography and had many books on these topics in his library. He also knew French and English, but was not fluent in either tongue.

''Hekāyāt Pir Va Javān'' ("The Tale of the Old and the Young") was attributed to him by many; it was one of the first Persian stories written in modern European style.

Honours

Knight of the Order of the White Eagle of Russia-1838

Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur of France-1855

Grand Cross of the Order of St Stephen of Hungary-1859

Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus of Italy-1862

Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation of Italy-1862

Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion-1868

Knight of the Order of St. Andrew of Russia-1873

Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky of Russia-1873

Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class of Russia-1873

Knight of the Order of St. Anna, 1st Class of Russia-1873

Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG)-1873

Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle of Prussia-1873

Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia-1873

Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold of Belgium-1873

Exalted Order of Honour of Turkey-1880

Offspring

Sons

Prince Soltan Mahmoud Mirza (1847–1849) Vali Ahad of Persia, 1849

Prince Soltan Moin al-Din Mirza (1849 – 6 November 1856) Vali Ahad of Persia, 1849–56

Prince Soltan Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan (5 January 1850–2 July 1918)

Prince Mohammad Qassem Mirza (1850 – 29 June 1858) Vali Ahad of Persia, 1856-8

Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza Jalal ed-Dowleh (1852–1868)

Prince Mozaffar al-Din Shah (25 March 1853–7 January 1907)

Prince Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh (22 July 1856 – 1927)

Prince Nosrat al-Din Mirza Salar es-Saltaneh (2 May 1882 – 1954)

Prince Mohammad Reza Mirza Rokn es-Saltaneh (30 January 1884 – 8 July 1951)

Prince Hussein Ali Mirza Yamin ed-Dowleh (1890–1952)

Prince Ahmad Mirza Azd es-Saltaneh (1891–1939)

Daughters

Princess Afsar ed-Dowleh

Princess Fakhr-ol-Moluk (1847 - 9 April 1878)

Princess Esmat ed-Dowleh (1855 – 3 September 1905)

Princess Zi'a es-Saltaneh (1856 - 11 April 1898)

Princess Fakhr ed-Dowleh (1859–1891)

Princess Forugh ed-Dowleh (1862–1916)

Princess Eftekhar es-Saltaneh (1880–1941)

Princess Farah es-Saltaneh (1882 - 17 April 1899)

Princess Tadj es-Saltaneh (1883 – 25 January 1936)

Princess Ezz es-Saltaneh (1888–1982)

Fictional depictions

Naser al-Din Shah is depicted in the movie ''Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema '' (Once Upon a Time, Cinema) 1992 written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.

He is the main character of the short story De koning 2002 and the novel De koning 2011 and by the Persian–Dutch writer Kader Abdolah.

Notes

See also

Qajar dynasty

Order of Aftab

Qajar art

Tobacco Protest

Persian Cossack Brigade

Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh

Marjane Satrapi

References

External links

Nasser-al-Din Shah's Portrait

Nasseredin Shah and his 84 wives

His visit to England(select from list)

Side view of Nasser-al-Din Shah's marble tombstone

''Window on an Era: A Qajar Royal Album''. Selected photographs from a private album of Nasser al-Din Shah, with an introduction by Kaveh Golestan, ''Kargah''

Mohammad-Reza Tahmasbpoor, ''History of Iranian Photography: Early Photography in Iran'', Iranian Artists' site, ''Kargah''

''History of Iranian Photography. Postcards in Qajar Period'', photographs provided by Bahman Jalali, Iranian Artists' site, ''Kargah''.

''History of Iranian Photography. Women as Photography Model: Qajar Period'', photographs provided by Bahman Jalali, Iranian Artists' site, ''Kargah''.

Sir James William Redhouse, ''The Diary of H.M. the Shah of Persia during His Tour through Europe in A.D. 1873'', A Verbatim Translation (John Murray, London, 1874), ''Internet Archive'' (Digitized by Robarts at University of Toronto).

Sir Albert Houtum Schidler and Baron Louis de Norman, ''A Diary Kept by His Majesty the Shah of Persia during His Journey to Europe in 1878'', in English (Richard Bentley & Son, London, 1879), ''Internet Archive'' (Digitized by Google).

Photos of qajar kings

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Pepe de Lucía, born José Sánchez Gómez, in Algeciras (Cádiz, Spain), in 1945, is a Spanish Flamenco singer and songwriter. The son of flamenco guitarist Antonio Sánchez and brother of flamenco guitarists Paco de Lucía and Ramón de Algeciras, he adopted the stage name ''Pepe de Lucía'' in honor of his Portuguese mother, Luzia Gomes. He is the father of Spanish pop singer Malú.

Pepe released his debut recording, Los Chiquitos De Algericas, with his brother Paco de Lucía in 1961. He continued to sing on his brother's albums until 1988 when he was replaced by Duquende.

References

External links

Pepe de Lucía biography and discography

Flamenco Forum

Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:Flamenco singers Category:Spanish people of Portuguese descent Category:People from Cádiz (province)

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Name	Joan Manuel Serrat
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa
Born	December 27, 1943
Origin	Barcelona, Spain
Instrument	Singing, Guitar
Genre	Nueva Canción
Occupation	Singer, Songwriter
Years active	1965–present
Label	Sony BMG
Website	www.jmserrat.com }}

Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa () (27 December 1943) is a Catalan Spanish singer-songwriter.

Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages. He became involved with music at the age of 17, when he got his first guitar, to which he dedicates one of his earliest songs, "Una guitarra."

In the early 60's, the young artist participated in a pop band, playing along with classmates at Barcelona's Agronomy School and performing mainly Beatles songs and Italian 'pop-of-the-era' songs translated to Spanish.

In 1965, while singing in a radio show called Radioscope, host Salvador Escamilla helped him secure a record deal with local label Edigsa, where he recorded his first LP, as well as joining the group Els Setze Jutges.

Joan Manuel Serrat's first live stage performance in 1967 at the Palau de la Música Catalana, served to establish him as one of the most important artists inside the Nova cançó movement in Catalonia.

The following year, Spain entered Serrat in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 to sing "La, la, la", but he asked to sing it in Catalan, to which the Spanish authorities would not agree. This would be the first time he would come into conflict with the language politics of Francoist Spain, because of his decision to sing in his native Catalan language, repressed by dictator Francisco Franco. Defiantly, Serrat refused to sing the Spanish-language version, and was hurriedly replaced by Massiel, who went on to win the contest with her Spanish-language interpretation.

As a result, Serrat's songs were banned and his records burned in the streets. He then traveled to South America and participated in the Rio de Janeiro's World Music Festival, where he took first place with the song "Penélope."

In 1969, Serrat released an album containing songs with texts of Antonio Machado, a well-known Spanish poet of late 19th-early 20th century. This album brought him immediate fame in all Spain and Latin America though, in spite of this, his decision to sing in Spanish was criticized in some Catalan nationalist circles. Regarding this and other times when his choice of language (sometimes Spanish, sometimes Catalan) raised controversy on either side of the political sphere, he once explained: "I sing better in the language they forbid me."

The release of the ''Mediterráneo'' LP in 1971 consolidated the artist's reputation worldwide. During that year, Serrat sang a seminal concert at the theater of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, which was highly influential in the Puerto Rican music community of the time, and which had repercussions as late as 2006.

In late 1974, Serrat was exiled in Mexico due to his condemnation of arbitrary executions under Franco's regime. It wasn't until Franco's death on November 20, 1975 that Serrat was able to return to his homeland. In 1976, Joan Manuel Serrat was acclaimed for the first time in the U.S.A., while performing in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.

In January 1995, the Spanish government awarded him a medal for his contribution to Hispanic culture. That same year, a tribute album called ''Serrat, eres único'' was made to honor his career, featuring artists such as Diego Torres, Ketama, Rosario Flores, Joaquín Sabina, and Antonio Flores. On November 28, 1998, Serrat performed the ''Cant del Barça'' during the FC Barcelona Centenary festival at the Camp Nou.

In 2000, the Spanish Association of Authors and Editors (SGAE) awarded him with one of ten Medals of the Century.

Serrat revealed in October 2004 that he had been undergoing treatment for cancer of the urinary bladder and in November that year he had to cancel a tour of Latin America and the U.S. in order to undergo surgery in Barcelona, where he still lives. His signature song "Mediterráneo" was selected as the most important song of the 20th century in Spain.

His recovery was satisfactory, and in 2005 he went on tour again ("Serrat 100×100") around Spain and Latin America with his lifelong producer and arranger, Ricard Miralles. During the tour Serrat played symphonic versions of his songs with local symphony orchestras.

A second volume of ''Serrat, eres único'' was also released this year, featuring Alejandro Sanz, Estopa, and Pasión Vega. Around the same time, Cuban artists such as Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, Chucho Valdez, and Ibrahim Ferrer came together to make another tribute CD, ''Cuba le canta a Serrat''.

By 2006, the theater of the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras where Serrat sang in 1970 had undergone a multi-million dollar renovation, after being closed for ten years. The university planned to reopen the theater with Serrat as its first popular culture act, thus recalling his first performance there. However, student protests over the university conceding private entities control over some theater administration functions ended up in a physical confrontation between some student leaders and patrons attending the theater's inaugural gala, the day before Serrat's first scheduled performance. As a result, the concerts had to be postponed and changed to another venue. Serrat felt particularly uneasy about the whole situation; when he was pressed to take sides in the controversy he opted to remain neutral.

In 2006 Serrat also released Mô, his first album completely in Catalan in 17 years. The album title refers to the city of Mahón, capital of the Spanish island of Menorca, where he likes to get away from it all during long touring seasons.

Serrat is a part owner of the Mas Perinet winery producing both DO Montsant and DOC Priorat wines in La Morera de Montsant.

Discography (LPs)

1967 - ''Ara que tinc vint anys''

1968 - ''Cançons tradicionals''

1969 - ''Com ho fa el vent''

1969 - ''La paloma''

1969 - ''Dedicado a Antonio Machado, poeta''

1970 - ''Serrat IV''

1970 - ''Mi niñez''

1971 - ''Mediterráneo''

1972 - ''Miguel Hernández''

1973 - ''Per al meu amic''

1974 - ''Canción infantil''

1975 - ''...Para piel de manzana''

1977 - ''Res no és mesquí''

1978 - ''1978''

1980 - ''Tal com raja''

1981 - ''En tránsito''

1983 - ''Cada loco con su tema''

1984 - ''Fa vint anys que tinc vint anys''

1984 - ''En directo''

1985 - ''El sur también existe''

1986 - ''Sinceramente teu''

1987 - ''Bienaventurados''

1989 - ''Material sensible''

1992 - ''Utopía''

1994 - Nadie es perfecto''

1996 - ''Banda sonora d'un temps d'un país''

1996 - ''El gusto es nuestro'' (live with Ana Belén, Víctor Manuel, and Miguel Ríos)

1998 - ''Sombras de la China''

2000 - ''Cansiones (Tarrés)''

2002 - ''Versos en la boca''

2003 - ''Serrat Sinfónico''

2006 - ''Mô''

2007 - ''Dos pájaros de un tiro'' (live with Joaquín Sabina)

2010 - ''Hijo de la luz y de la sombra''

Tributes (LPs)

Varios: ''Serrat, eres único'' (BMG Ariola, 1995)

Ricardo León: '''Antes que lleguen los perros''' (Whitehill Records, 2002)

Ricardo León: '''Levementeodioso''' (Whitehill Records, 2004).

Varios: ''Serrat, eres único (volumen 2)'' (BMG Ariola, 2005)

Varios: ''Cuba le canta a Serrat'' (Discmedi, 2005)

Varios: ''Per al meu amic Serrat'' (Discmedi, 2006)

Varios: ''Cuba le canta a Serrat (volumen 2)'' (Discmedi, 2007)

External links

JOAN MANUEL SERRAT... Desde siempre y para siempre

Joan Manuel Serrat discography

English translations of Serrat's songs

Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Spanish singers Category:Spanish male singers Category:Spanish-language singers Category:Catalan-language singers Category:Spanish singer-songwriters Category:Singers from Barcelona

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