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Biography
Firooz F. Sorkhabi Son of Rouhangiz Sadr Al Ashrafi (1935) and the late Medical Dr. Haj Naghi Faezi
(1917-1982) Who was a professor and former chairman of Tabriz University-Iran.
I live in Cambridge, MA. USA. have a BA in economics and MS in Operational Research (Management and
Computer science). I'm a self employed computer administrator, graphic designer and a print broker, love,
teach and perform Flamenco Guitar.
I was born in Rezaeih-Iran, became familiar with music from the very early age and fell in love with Bull Fighting
and Matadorship and their very distinguished and powerful music and picked up the guitar around age twelve.
My first music teacher was actually my own generous cousin and good friend Mr. Sadeg Ghandchilar who
taught me the basic cords and how to read and write music he also taught me the first two pieces, Johny Guitar
and Malagueña ( Ernesto Lecuona ) that I still remember very well and love very much.
My second teacher was Mr. Saeed Solaimani. I met him in Tehran University. He taught me some Classical and
Flamenco music such as Green Sleeves, Romance Anon, a simplified version of Asturias, Zapateado, some
Arabian Fantasy from Sabicas, little Granadinas and stuff like that.
At this time, my grand uncle Mr. Seyed Mohammad Sadr Al Ashrafi (Architect, CEO and Managing
Director of Tadbir Bana Consulting Engineers, Tehran-Iran) was a great encouraging impact in my music
currier, his favorite piece being Danza Mora. Play it nephew, play it again nephew he would say over and over.
In 1974 I went to England to continue with my education which was where I got my Masters Degree, met and
started to rehears Flamenco with the world's famous musician and extremely compas oriented Flamencologist
the one and only El Maestero Juan Martin who was already a very well known and well established Flamenco
icon when I met him in 1976. And I have been following his powerful and unique style ever since.
To this date I haven't seen or heard of anyone with such an amazingly powerful style, hands and thumb like a
thunder specially when it comes to techniques like Arpegios, Apogados, Alzapuas and Rasguados. I haven't
heard any one play El Niño Ricardo so well. Viva Don Juan
Legends of the Art
Don Ramon Montoya, Diego del Gastor, El Niño Ricardo, Melchor de Marchena, Sabicas,
Mario Escudero, Luis Maravilla, Mariano Cordoba, Andrés Batista, Paco De Lucia, Serranito,
Manolo Sanlucar,Paco Peña, Pepe Habichuela, Juan Habichuela, Paco Cepero, Moraíto Chico
Juan Martin, Rafael Riqueni, Juan Serrano, Ramón de Algeciras, Tomatito, Gerardo Nunez and
Vicente Amigo
See Them All
Firooz F. Sorkhabi Son of Rouhangiz Sadr Al Ashrafi (1935) and the late Medical Dr. Haj Naghi Faezi
(1917-1982) Who was a professor and former chairman of Tabriz University-Iran.
I live in Cambridge, MA. USA. have a BA in economics and MS in Operational Research (Management and
Computer science). I'm a self employed computer administrator, graphic designer and a print broker, love,
teach and perform Flamenco Guitar.
I was born in Rezaeih-Iran, became familiar with music from the very early age and fell in love with Bull Fighting
and Matadorship and their very distinguished and powerful music and picked up the guitar around age twelve.
My first music teacher was actually my own generous cousin and good friend Mr. Sadeg Ghandchilar who
taught me the basic cords and how to read and write music he also taught me the first two pieces, Johny Guitar
and Malagueña ( Ernesto Lecuona ) that I still remember very well and love very much.
My second teacher was Mr. Saeed Solaimani. I met him in Tehran University. He taught me some Classical and
Flamenco music such as Green Sleeves, Romance Anon, a simplified version of Asturias, Zapateado, some
Arabian Fantasy from Sabicas, little Granadinas and stuff like that.
At this time, my grand uncle Mr. Seyed Mohammad Sadr Al Ashrafi (Architect, CEO and Managing
Director of Tadbir Bana Consulting Engineers, Tehran-Iran) was a great encouraging impact in my music
currier, his favorite piece being Danza Mora. Play it nephew, play it again nephew he would say over and over.
In 1974 I went to England to continue with my education which was where I got my Masters Degree, met and
started to rehears Flamenco with the world's famous musician and extremely compas oriented Flamencologist
the one and only El Maestero Juan Martin who was already a very well known and well established Flamenco
icon when I met him in 1976. And I have been following his powerful and unique style ever since.
To this date I haven't seen or heard of anyone with such an amazingly powerful style, hands and thumb like a
thunder specially when it comes to techniques like Arpegios, Apogados, Alzapuas and Rasguados. I haven't
heard any one play El Niño Ricardo so well. Viva Don Juan
Legends of the Art
Don Ramon Montoya, Diego del Gastor, El Niño Ricardo, Melchor de Marchena, Sabicas,
Mario Escudero, Luis Maravilla, Mariano Cordoba, Andrés Batista, Paco De Lucia, Serranito,
Manolo Sanlucar,Paco Peña, Pepe Habichuela, Juan Habichuela, Paco Cepero, Moraíto Chico
Juan Martin, Rafael Riqueni, Juan Serrano, Ramón de Algeciras, Tomatito, Gerardo Nunez and
Vicente Amigo
See Them All
Flamenco Scene
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