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Early classics

A few months ago an iranian.com reader sent me some tapes which had been produced right before the revolution. The songs were amazing and some

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Bijan Mortazavi

From “Sweet Scent of Love” CD: * Your Eyes * Doubt * Sunrise * Utopia * Sweet Scent of Love * City of Love *

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Shahrokh

Most people of my generation remember the beautiful and unique voice of Shahrokh and some of his romantic and memorable songs. I have many fond

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The Boyz

I first heard this group in 1997 and liked the fact that they had taken old songs and re-recorded them with a more modern sound.

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Parvaneh

Ahmad Azad and Parvaneh Album: “Baa Man Az Eshgh Begoo” * Shabhaaye Karoon – Ahmad Azad * Dustat Daashtam – Parvaneh * Aashegh Shodeh Delam

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Parvaneh

Ahmad Azad and Parvaneh Album: “Baa Man Az Eshgh Begoo” * Shabhaaye Karoon – Ahmad Azad * Dustat Daashtam – Parvaneh * Aashegh Shodeh Delam

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Shahab

“Maadar” and “Shab Bekheyr Setaarehaa” are two more beautiful albums by the young singer Shahab. I had a very polite and sweet email from this

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Shahab

“Maadar” and “Shab Bekheyr Setaarehaa” are two more beautiful albums by the young singer Shahab. I had a very polite and sweet email from this

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Trip to Qom

Asal closed her book. She felt uneasy. This was the second time she had read “Stranger” by Camus and it had left her with an

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Mohammad Reza Lotfi

This live recording of Persian mystical music based on the poems of Rumi and Hafez is an exquisite album of power and beauty. Featuring Mohammad

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Masoud Jahed

From “Masoud Jahed, Ney and Aref” CD Instruments and players Ney: Masoud Jahed Daf: Bijan Kamkar Tonbak: Mahmood Farahmand Bafi Composed by Aref Ghazvini  1.

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Soleimani

Haj Ghorban Soleimani was born in 1920 in Aliabad, a small village in the north of Ghuchan in northern Khorasan. Of Turkish origin, he has

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Golhaye Javidan

Album: Golhaye Jaavidaan #130 Vocals: Gholamhossein Banan and Hossein Ghavami (Fakhteyee) Musicians: Ahmad Ebadi, Hasan Kasaie, Ali Tajvidi, Jalil Shahnaz, Morteza Mahjoubi, Naser Eftetah Announcer:

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Ahmad Ebadi

Album: Barg-e Sabz Collaborators: Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Ahmad Ebadi, Assadollah Malek, Jahangir Malek Poems: Sadi, Jami, Kamal Ismail #308: Segaah *** Album: Masters of Persian

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Omid

From “Hazrat-e Eshgh” CD 1. Takiyegaah 2. Nobari 3. Ghalandar 4. Yamin Etim 5. Hazrat-e Eshgh 6. Eshgh-e Khodaaee 7. Roozegaar 8. Harf-e Nagofteh From

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Javad Yasari

Javad Yasari is one of the most popular “kooche baazaari” singers. Although he was from the South of Tehran and not highly educated his lyrics

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Fadaiyan Khalq

This is a list of 50-50 mix of some reproduced songs form the Fadaiyan Khalq Organization (Marxist), some written and performed by amateur musicians amongst

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Taraneha

Googoosh: “Gharib-e Ashenaa” Dariush: “Booy-e Gandom” Mehrdad Kazemi: “Nahaan-khaaneye Del” Frahad: “Shabaaneh” Marjan: (Emrooz o Fardaa) Aref: “Doaayeh Man Hamisheh” Fereydoon Foroghi: “Namaaz” Music in

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Nasser Rastegar-Nejad

From “In a Persian Garden” album sleeve: In the hands of a master player such as Nasser Rastegar-Nejad, the strings of santur, Iran's ancient hammered

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Dariush rafiee

* Zolf bar Baad Madeh * Yaad Baad Aankeh * Koo Aan Mahflele Hasti? * Javaan Boodi o Khiaali * Aancheh dar Gozashteh Kardam *

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Mohammad Mousavi

Mousavi was born in 1946 in Southern Iran and began playing the ney at the age of 9. He did not have tutor but instead

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Bandari

From Bandar-Neshinan's “Sobh-e Saahel” CD Singer: Mahmoud Jahan Coordinated by : Bahram Mehrbaksh 1. Sobh-e Saahel 2. Chelchele Baad-e Shomaal 3. Aafto Daroomad 4. Asheghaane

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Hossam Ramzy

Born in Cairo to a family of artists, Hossam Ramzy got his first drum at the age of three. He was well schooled in music

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Davood Maghami

Two albums Nooshin Jaan * Nooshin Jaan * Afsoos * Gham-e tanhaaee * Ashk * Ghonche-ye khandaan * Mehri * Ghazal * Maadar * Morgh-e

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