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28 November 2012 - 20:23

A classical Iranian music ensemble, Shahnazi, is planning to hold a fundraising concert for the quake-hit victims of Iran’s northwestern province of East Azarbaijan.

The eminent traditional Iranian vocalist Hamid Reza Nourbakhsh is slated to perform at the concert which is scheduled to be held in the next few months, head of ensemble Dariush Pirniakan announced.

The performance is programmed to be presented in two sections of different traditional Persian music forms, maestro Iranian musician and music researcher Dariush Pirniakan told Mehr News Agency.

The concert is to be held for a charitable purpose, raising funds for the victims of the quake struck some cities at the northeast of Tabriz, he added.


On August 11, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Ahar, near the provincial capital Tabriz, at 15:53 local time (11: 23 GMT).

Another quake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Varzaqan and Haris districts, which are located near Ahar, 11 minutes later at a similar depth. The epicenter of the quake was 49 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of Tabriz.

Twelve villages in Varzaqan have been completely destroyed by the earthquake and about 60 others have been partially destroyed.

The quakes left more than 300 people dead, injured over 3000 and inflicted heavy damage on the region.
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