sentences:  He lived in the United States from 1986 until his death and performed widely throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.A prolific musician, he made numerous recordings both as a solo artist and with celebrated Iranian musicians such as, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Shahram Nazeri, Hossein Alizadeh, and Parviz Meshkatian.Lotfi is one of the greatest contemporary masters of the tar and setar.