Seyyed Javad Zabihi was born in 1931. His father, Seyyed Esmaeil Zabihi Darkahi, praised the residents of Darakeh village, north of capital. He had been wearing a Fez since he was young, and although he had no formal education, he knew all the vocal lines well. He went to Golha in 1957 with Davood Pirnia and performed 60 programs there.