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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. [1] The pop music of Iran is largely promoted through mass media, but it experienced some decade of prohibition after the 1979 Revolution.
Mohsen Yeganeh (Persian: محسن یگانه; born May 13, 1985 [1]) is an Iranian singer and musician. He performed at many concerts including one at the Fajr International Music Festival. [2] [3] His single 'Behet Ghol Midam' has been viewed more than 235 millions on Youtube and covered by artists all around the world.
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]
The Shamss Ensemble is a musical group that performs traditional Sufi and classical Iranian music with the Tanbour, Daf (frame drum), Ney and various other percussion instruments. [1] The group was founded by composer Kaykhosro Pournazeri. [2] His sons Tahmoures and Sohrab are also members of the group.
Habib Meftah is one of the most well-known Iranian percussionists world-wide, who has collaborated for years with numerous artists around the world such as Le Trio Joubran, Adnan Joubran, and Titi Robin, Azam Ali , etc. At the age of 10 he had already started playing traditional flutes and then he started playing percussion instruments.
Rastak Music Group is an Iranian contemporary folk music ensemble that was formed as an experimental music group in 1997. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Rastak seeks to collect, record and interpret Iranian, Kurdish, Baloch and Turkmen folk music among others for a global audience.
Shahram Nazeri & Parviz Meshkatian Shahram Nazeri (Sorani Kurdish: شەهرام نازری, romanized: Şehram Nazirî, [2] [3] Persian: شهرام ناظری; [4] born 18 February 1950 [1]) is a contemporary Iranian tenor of Kurdish origin from Kermanshah, [5] Iran, who sings Sufi music, classical and traditional Kurdish and Persian music. [6]
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.