Iranian vocalists to commemorate Rumi with concerts in Konya

TEHRAN,Dec.16(MNA) – Two Iranian vocalists, Shahram Nazeri and Abdolhossein Mokhtabad, will honor Persian poet and mystic Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273) with their performances in the Turkish city of Konya. The two left for Konya on Saturday and will give their performances tonight and tomorrow night for thousands of Rumi devotees, who have flocked to Konya to commemorate the anniversary of the poet’s death on December 17. Shahram Nazeri was presented with the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur medal in Paris on September 29 for the scholarly interest he has taken in the musical interpretation and vocalization of the transcendent lyrics of Rumi.