Seper was born on Dec 2, 1967 in an artistic family. His father "Reza"
introduced him from an early age to the sound of classic guitar. Passionate
about Latin-American music, "Reza" taught the young Seper the basic technique of
the instrument. As the progressed through the art, he felt special emotion and
attachment to the language of Falmenco. Family friends that often traveled to
Spain kept him
up to music,
Spain.
Intuitively he knew he could not understand the deep traditions of Flamenco
unless he had close contact with very people who invented it; therefore he
planned to move to Europe.
After his military service he took up teaching guitar as
well. With the help of his close friend Keyvan Mirhadizadeh he gave his first
official concert in Parke Shahr,
Tehran 1992.
In 1993, he realized his dream and reached
Europe. Arriving in
Belgium, he
quickly entered its word of Flamenco artists. For years, he played with the
remarkable guitarist Marquito Velez. Later on, he traveled often to
Spain to perfect
his style with the best of the master:
Paco Serrano, Manolo Franco, Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Miguel Angel Cortes,
Paco Peña, Gerardo Nuñez, Tomatito, Manal Sanlucar, Julio Vallejo, Rafael
Andujar, Vicente Amigo, Juan Manuel Cañizares, Enrique de Melchor, Miguel
Rivera, Nino de Pura, Rafael Riqueni, and Chicuelo. The next step in his career
was a landmark meeting with PACO DE LUCIA, that offered him a rare glimpse on
and insight of his stunning technique. The encounter make him realize that the
only way to truly understand Flamenco was in accompaniment of real “cante y
baile” .He dedicated his entire energy to this effort, working with masters such
as: Moraito, Antonio de Palma, Antonio Patrociño, Merengue de Córdoba and
others. He has also performed live in concerts thought-out
Europe, most recently in
Madrid (2002) and
Porto (2002).
Seper is most deeply thankful to his father "Reza", the man
who has planted the seeds of art in his heart. He is also deeply grateful to the
great maestro JULIO VALLEJO, disciple of PACO DE LUCIA, who has given him not
only the secrets of the art, but also his human qualities. Their dedication has
enabled him to make the great leap into Flamenco guitar, thus realizing his
childhood dream.
