Ahmad Pezhman — Hameh Shahre Iran (“All Over the Country”)

Ahmad Pezhman — Hameh Shahre Iran ("All Over the Country")

Ahmad Pezhman — Jeng-o-Jeng-e-Saz

Download Ahmad Pezhman — Hameh Shahre Iran (“All Over the Country”)

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Aky — Akram Banaee

Aky — Akram Banaee

Aky — Akram Banaee

Aky — Sabzehroo

Download Aky — Akram Banaee

Pressed in USA by Soundex, imprint of the Chamanara brothers of Music Box, Los Angeles. Year not listed.

Aky — Akram Banaee

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Shusha — From East to West (1978)

Shusha — Setareh Assemoun (the Stars in Heaven)

Download Shusha — From East to West (1978)

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Fariborz Lachini & Simin Ghadiri — Avaz Faslha va Rangha (1976)

Aftab Matab, by Fariborz Lachini & Simin Ghadiri

Sefid, by Fariborz Lachini & Simin Ghadiri

Download Fariborz Lachini & Simin Ghadiri — Avaz Faslha va Rangha (1976)

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Fataneh — Salar (1993)

Fataneh —Salar (1993)

Fataneh — Chekonam

Fataneh — Bahar

Download Fataneh — Salar (1993) here

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Morteza — Darougheh (1991)

Download Moretza — Darougheh (1991) Here

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Suren — Raqs Sheikhani

Ripped by Tiffany Malakooti


Download Suren — Raqs Sheikhani here

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Kourosh Yaghmaei — Arayeshe Khorshid (1980)

Yaghmaei renditions of folk songs.

1. Havar havar
2. To bio
3. Rayhan
4. Derneh jan
5. Shekare ahou
6. Mastam mastam
7. Baroun barouneh
8. Sar koye dost
9. Kalat (Music)


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Too Much Melisma


Marzieh, Morteza Mahjubi and Adib Khwansari at Radio Studio, Tehran.
Seated (right to left): Ahmad Ebrahimi, Bizhan Taraqqi, Hosayn Tehrani, Parviz Yahaqqi. Second row: Solayman Amir-Qasemi, Farhang Sharif, Zabih Malekpur, Mortaz? Mahjubi, Ebrahim Sahba, Sadeq Sarmad. Above Mortaza Mahjubi: Nabizadeh (Toyuri).

The Golha (‘Flowers of Persian Song and Music’) comprise 1400 radio programs consisting of approximately 886 hours of programs broadcast over a period of 23 years – from 1956 through 1979. These programs are made up of literary commentary with the declamation of poetry, which is sung with musical accompaniment, interspersed with solo musical pieces. For the 23 years that these programs were broadcast, all the most eminent literary critics, famous radio announcers, singers, composers and musicians in Iran were invited to participate in them. The programs were not only exemplars of excellence in the sphere of music but highly ornate and refined examples of literary expression, making use of a repertoire of over two hundred classical and modern Persian poets, thus setting literary and musical standards that are still looked up to with admiration in Iran today and referred to as an encyclopedia of Persian music and poetry.

Read full paper Flowers of Persian Song and Music: Davud Pirnia and the Genesis of the Golha Programs [pdf]

Visit Radio Golha online

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Download (my favourite) Barg-e Sabz CD featuring:

Barge Sabz 28 (tracks 1, 2, 3)
Khanandeh: Farah
Navazandegan: Parviz Yahaghi, Jalil Shahnaz, Salim Farzan, Naser Eftetah, Jahangir Malek
Ashaar: Ataar, Molavi, Eraghi
Dastgah: Segah
Gooyandeh: Roshanak

Barge Sabz 63 (tracks 4, 5, 6)
Khanandeh: Banan
Navazandegan: Habiballah Badiei, Jalil Shahnaz, Naser Eftetah
Ashaar: Ataar, Hafez, Eraghi
Dastgah: Avaze Bayat Esfahan
Gooyandeh: Roshanak

Barge Sabz 19 (tracks 7, 8 )
Khanandeh: Taaj Esfahani
Navazandegan: Jalil Shahnaz, Hasan Kasaei, Naser Eftetah
Ashaar: Ataar, Eraghi, Hafez
Dastgah: Segah

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Faramarz Payvar & Ensemble: Classical Music of Iran (1974)

  

Farmarz Payvar – Santoor
Houshang Zarif – Tar
Rahmatollah Badiyi (Badi’i) – Kamancheh
Mohammad Esmai’li (Esmai’li) – Zarb
Khatereh Parvaneh (who also passed away somewhat recently) – Vocals

Download here

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Shohreh — Mix (1992)

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Download Shohreh — Mix (1992)

Shohreh — Sheytoonak

Shohreh — Yavashaki

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Pari Zanganeh — The Series of Music for Young Adults (1976)

Re-release of Pari Zanganeh Kanoon recording of folk songs done in Pari Zanganeh style.

Download here

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Dariush Dolat-Shahi — Garden of Butterflies (1994)

Download here

Older Dolat-Shahi stuff here

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Toofan — Sara (1991)

Download Toofan — Sara (1991) here

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Fearless Iranians From Hell — S/T (1986)

Download Fearless Iranians From Hell — S/T (1986)

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Moe Barbari — when the eyes cry (1996)

Not a whole lot is known about Moe Barbari. One day this demo CD arrived in the PO Box of Vinyl Communications Records, a punk/experimental label run by my friend Bob Barley. It became an immediate smash hit with at least several of us! “Let Me Be Your Man” is the standout track. Strained Iranian vocals and crappy Roland general midi synth arrangements. What’s not to like? I think Bob tried to contact Moe about putting out the CD on VC, but he never heard back from him.

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Download here.

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Dariush Dolat-Shahi — Otashgah (1986) and Electronic Music, Tar & Setar (1985)

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Otashgah: Place of Fire (1986) — Download Here
Electronic Music, Tar & Setar (1985) — Download Here

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