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Iran's western-influenced pop music emerged by the 1950s. [4] Prior to the 1950s, Iran's music industry was dominated by traditional singers. [4] Viguen, known as the "Sultan" of Iranian pop and jazz music, was a pioneer of this revolution. [4] [3] [5] [2] He was one of Iran's first musicians to perform with a guitar. [4]
Later, the arrival of new western influences, such as the use of the guitar and other western instruments, marked a turning point in Iran's popular music by the 1950s. [18] Iranian pop music is commonly performed by vocalists who are accompanied with elaborate ensembles, often using a combination of both indigenous Iranian and European instruments.
Mansour has a history of performing live on Persian-language television channels, including Voice of America, BBC, and Manoto Tv. In March 2015, Mansour performed the songs "Ki Ashkatu Pak Me Kneh" and "Shab Zedhe" on the Nim Qarn program with Ebrahim Hamedi (Abi), which was organized by Manoto Tv channel to honor his 50 years of artistic activity.
As crowds poured through the streets of Iran last month to demonstrate against the government, an up-and-coming 25-year-old singer named Shervin Hajipour began working on a new song.
The band have been making their own songs since 1972, with the most successful being "Cheshmaye To" in 1975. "Cheshmaye To" was listed in the number 90 list of my network and you as "Top 100 Persian Songs". [62] [63] [64] Son Soul Brothers was the first Iranian band to perform a disco song. [64] The group was dissolved in 1977.
After the Islamic Revolution, Dariush left Iran in 1978 and became a part of the diasporic music scene in Los Angeles. [8] His work consists of over 208 songs in over 27 albums. He has also performed in two Iranian movies. Dariush's song "Dastaye To (Your Hands)" was named the most enduring song in Iranian music history by Manoto TV.
Kiosk is a pioneering Iranian rock band (The Berlin Daily Newspaper) [2] founded by Arash Sobhani in Tehran in 2003. After censorship and restriction by Iranian authorities, its musicians immigrated to the U.S. and Canada. [3] The band has since toured throughout the world [4] [5] and released seven albums.
The name 25band comes from Tus, Iran (old name of Mashhad) where both Tamin & A-del have originated from. 25band try to infuse Persian music with today's modern western style and create a unique mixture & combination. They also had interviews with Iranian media such as BBC Persian, [2] VOA Persian, [3] Farsi1, Gem TV and Manoto. [4] [5] [6]