associated_acts native_name_lang years_active birth_place native_name background birth_date instrument genre article_title occupation
dastan ensemble persian 1987 -- present tehran , iran حسین بهروزی نیا non_vocal_instrumentalist 11 june 1962 barbat , oud , radif persian traditional music hossein behroozinia
 composer , instrumentalist
hossein behroozinia

hossein behroozinia -lrb- persian : حسین بهروزی نیا -rrb- -lrb- b. 1962 in tehran -rrb- is a renowned iranian barbat and oud player .
he studied oud , playing under the supervision of mansour nariman .
behrooznia also learned the radif under the supervision of mohammad reza lotfi .
he was a student at the conservatory of persian music , and later the music director of ensemble khaleghi as well as the director of music education at the center of the preservation persian music .
the `` los angeles times '' describes behroozinia 's work as `` spectacular musicianship '' .
in 2003 the ministry of culture of iran decorated him with its highest honor , the `` first order of arts '' .
`` from stone to diamond '' , behruzinia 's latest album won the second prize in the middle eastern album category at the just plain folks music awards -lrb- jpf -rrb- .
