Modern Persian MusicMax Alaghband, Armin Behroozi & David Vakili
Influential Male Singers-Mohammad-Reza Shajarian-Faramarz Aslani-Vigen Derderian-Mohammad Esfahani
ویگن دردریان ● Armenian/Azeri-Persian
● Popularized a Western guitar style
● Most popular for his blues music
1929-2003
فرامرز اصالنی● Much more Western in style
● Brought traditional, thoughtful lyrics to golden-age pop
1954-
محمدرضا شجریان● highly traditional lyrics, classical music
● as an Ostaad, sings in the Dastgaah style
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1940-
محمد اصفھانی● More contemporary compositions
● more colloquial lyrics
● sings in Dastgaah as well
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1966-
Influential Female Singers-Delkash (sung 1943-1979)-Marzieh (1942-1979; 1994-2010)-Googoosh (1953-1979; 2000-present)-Hayedeh (1967-1990)
GoogooshIconic artist of the “golden age”
Women Post-Revolution"Women's voices should not be heard by men other than members of their own families." - Ayatollah Khomeini
“I sang for the birds, for the river, the trees and the flowers,” she told The Washington Times in 1995, “but not the mullahs.” - Marzieh
Contemporary Pop Music● Pop music banned from the Islamic Republic● Largely produced by members of diaspora in
LA and elsewhere○ Some produced domestically under supervision of
government or underground● Influenced by American and Latino music
and culture, especially electronic genres
Abjeez
● Sweden-based group of two sisters
● Mix reggae, rock, ska, and flamenco
Persian Hip Hop● Originated in the
80’s● Form of political
expression● Hichkas/021
○ one of the first Tehran-based rap groups
Asa Soltan● Shahs of Sunset star● Representative of Iranian
diasporic experience in LA
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