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Viguen
Viguen (born Viguen Derderian, fa, ویگن دردریان, ''Viguen Derderyân''; hy, Վիգէն Տէրտէրեան, ''Vigen Tērtērian''; 23 November 1929 – 26 October 2003), known as "King of Iranian pop" and the "Sultan of Jazz", was an Iranian pop music singer and actor, well known throughout the Near East. Viguen sang both in Persian and Armenian. Viguen was of Iranian-Armenian ethnicity and during the golden age of Persian pop (the early 1970s) until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, many Iranian performers and celebrities—among them Delkash, Pouran, and Elaheh—yearned to be associated with him. Viguen's innovative and upbeat style of music had a great influence on paving the way for a new genre of Iranian music, influenced by Western European and Latin American styles. His musical and performing talents soon captured the attention of many prominent Iranian lyricists and composers such as Parveez Vakili and Kareem Fakkour, and together they created some of Iran's m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Iran
The music of Iran encompasses music that is produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional folk and classical genres, it also includes pop and internationally celebrated styles such as jazz, rock, and hip hop. Iranian music influenced other cultures in West Asia, building up much of the musical terminology of the neighboring Turkic and Arabic cultures, and reached India through the 16th-century Persianate Mughal Empire, whose court promoted new musical forms by bringing Iranian musicians. History Earliest records Music in Iran, as evidenced by the "pre-Iranian" archaeological records of Elam, the oldest civilization in southwestern Iran, dates back thousands of years. Iran is the birthplace of the earliest complex instruments, which date back to the third millennium BC. A number of trumpets made of silver, gold, and copper were found in eastern Iran that are attributed to the Oxus civilization and date back between 2200 and 1750 BC. The use of both vertical and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock And Alternative Music In Iran
Iranian rock (also known as Rocka red) refers to rock music produced by Iranian artists. Rock music has been popular in Iran since the late forties, with the emergence of singers such as Kourosh Yaghmaei, Farhad Mehrad, Fereydoon Forooghi, Fereydoon Foroughi and Habib (singer), Habib Mohebian, but was largely forgotten after the Iranian Revolution. Like most rock styles, electric guitar and bass guitar and Drum kit, drums are the main instruments in this type of music. In some groups, the Keyboard instrument, keyboard also has the task of adjusting the rhythms and symbols. Iranian rock music is influenced by British rock music, English rock, American rock and European styles. Because of the Iranian performers of this music, various types of Iranian rhythms and tones in this genre are separated from other rock genres. Iranian rock is not yet recognized as a legal style in Iran. Most bands and singers of this genre operate underground. The movie "No One Knows About Persian Cats" is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Pop Music
Iranian pop music or Persian pop music ( fa, موسیقی پاپ ایرانی) refers to pop music originated in Iran, with songs mainly in Persian and other regional Persian dialects of the country and region. History Early Iranian popular music Following the invention of radio in 1930, and after World War II, a form of popular music emerged and began to develop in Iran. 1950s–70s Iran's western-influenced pop music emerged by the 1950s. Prior to the 1950s, Iran's music industry was dominated by traditional singers. Viguen, known as the " Sultan" of Iranian pop and jazz music, was a pioneer of this revolution. He was one of Iran's first musicians to perform with a guitar. Some of Iran's classical pop artists include Andy, Aref, Dariush, Ebi, Faramarz Aslani, Farhad, Fereydun Farrokhzad, Giti Pashaei, Googoosh, Hassan Shamaizadeh, Haydeh, Homeyra, Leila Forouhar, Mahasti, Nooshafarin, Parviz Maghsadi, Ramesh, Shahram Shabpareh, and Varoujan. File:HayedehRohani.jpg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caltex Records
Caltex Records ( fa, کلتکس رکوردز) is a record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1980 by Iranian American immigrant Mehrdad Pakravan. The label focuses on Iranian music. In 1994, the label represented 75% of Persian musical artists in the world in part due to the exodus of musicians from Iran after the government banned popular music. Notable artists Artists and bands who have recorded with Caltex Records include: * Andranik Madadian * Andy & Kouros * Aref Arefkia * Artashes Avetyan * Bijan Mortazavi * Black Cats * Dariush Eghbali * Delkash * Ebi * Faramarz Aslani * Fereydoun Farrokhzad * Gholam-Hossein Banan * Googoosh * Hassan Sattar * Hayedeh * Homeyra * Kourosh Yaghmaei * Leila Forouhar * Mahasti * Mansour * Marzieh * Moein * Morteza Barjesteh * Pyruz * Shahram Shabpareh * Shahrum Kashani * Shakila * Shohreh Solati * Siavash Ghomayshi * Siavash Shams * Susan Roshan * Viguen See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taraneh Enterprises Inc
Taraneh Records ( fa, شرکت ترانه) is a record label based in Reseda, California. The label focuses on Iranian music. Taraneh Enterprises, Inc. (dba: Taraneh Records) is a major manufacturer and distributor of Persian Media (DVD, CD, VHS) in the United States. Taraneh Enterprises, Inc. has a large selection of old and new Iranian music CDs and movies on DVDs. Notable artists Artists and bands who have recorded with Taraneh Enterprises, Inc include: *Andranik Madadian *Andy & Kouros *Aref Arefkia *Bijan Mortazavi * Black Cats *Dariush Eghbali *Delkash *Ebi * Emad Ahmadi * Emad Ram * Faramarz Aslani *Fereydoon Forooghi *Fereydoun Farrokhzad *Gholam-Hossein Banan *Hassan Sattar *Hayedeh *Homeyra *Leila Forouhar * Mansour *Martik * Marzieh *Maziar *Mahasti *Moein *Morteza Barjesteh * Omid Soltani *Pyruz *Pouya Jalili Pour *Shahram Shabpareh *Shahrum Kashani *Shohreh Solati *Siavash Ghomayshi *Siavash Shams * Susan Roshan *Viguen See also * List of record labels File:Alvino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamadan
Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') ( Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300 in 230,775 families. The majority of people living in Hamadan identify as ethnic Persians. Hamedan is believed to be among the oldest Iranian cities. It is possible that it was occupied by the Assyrians in 1100 BCE; the Ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, states that it was the capital of the Medes, around 700 BCE. Hamedan has a green mountainous area in the foothills of the 3,574-meter Alvand Mountain, in the midwest part of Iran. The city is 1,850 meters Above mean sea level, above sea level. The highly cultural nature of this old city and its historic sites attract tourists during the summer to this city, located approximately southwest of Tehran. The major sights of this city are the Ganj Nameh inscription, the Avicenna monument and the Baba Taher monument. The main language in the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Iranian Musicians
This is a list of Iranian (Persian) musicians and musical groups. Classical Persian classical/traditional *Moein * Homayoun Shajarian * Mohammad-Reza Shajarian * Hossein Khajeh Amiri (Iraj) * Shahram Nazeri * Iraj Bastami * Anoushiravan Rohani * Reza Rohani * Fariborz Lachini * Gholam-Hossein Banan * Delkash * Alireza Eftekhari * Bardia Sadrenoori * Mohammad Reza Lotfi * Hossein Alizadeh * Marzieh * Mirza Abdollah * Maryam Akhondy * Nematollah Aghasi * Azam Ali * Aref Ensemble * Davood Azad * Pejman Azarmina * Mohammad Mehdi Goorangi * Mohammad Motamedi * Hossein Behroozinia * Sima Bina * Chemirani Ensemble * Mehdi Bozorgmehr * Darya Dadvar * Nur Ali Elahi * Reza Ghassemi * Shusha Guppy * Hamavayan Ensemble * Parvaz Homay * Sa'id Hormozi * Mirza Hossein-Qoli * Kayhan Kalhor * The Kamkars * Darvish Khan * Ruhollah Khaleghi * Lian Ensemble * Javad Maroofi * Mastan Ensemble * Rokneddin Mokhtari * Hamid Motebassem * Hamid Reza Noorbakhsh * Hossein Omoumi * Parisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaheh
Elaheh ( fa, الهه; born Bahar Gholamhosseini ( fa, بهار غلامحسینی) 1934 – 15 August 2007) was an Iranian singer. Iranian musicians she worked with include Parviz Yahaghi, Viguen and Homayun Khorram. She was one of the main singers of "Golha" program. Career She studied singing with Abdollah Davami, an Iranian Radif Radif ( fa, ردیف, meaning ''order'') is a rule in Persian, Turkic, and Urdu poetry which states that, in the form of poetry known as a ghazal, the second line of all the couplets (''s'' or ''shers'') ''must'' end with the ''same'' word/s. Th ... maestro and Gholam-Hosein Banan, an Iranian classical singer. At 27, she was recognized by Davoud Pirnia, the founder of Golha radio program. She has more than 100 recordings in that program. Among her performances were "Rosvaa-ye Zamaaneh" and "Az Khoon-e Javavane Vatan". References {{Authority control 20th-century Iranian women singers 2007 deaths 1934 births Women singers on Golha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Armenians
Iranian-Armenians ( hy, իրանահայեր ''iranahayer''), also known as Persian-Armenians ( hy, պարսկահայեր ''parskahayer''), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of their number in Iran range from 70,000 to 200,000. Areas with a high concentration of them include Tabriz, Tehran, Salmas and Isfahan's Jolfa (Nor Jugha) quarter. Armenians have lived for millennia in the territory that forms modern-day Iran. Many of the oldest Armenian churches, monasteries, and chapels are located within modern-day Iran. Iranian Armenia, which includes modern-day Armenian Republic was part of Qajar Iran up to 1828. Iran had one of the largest populations of Armenians in the world alongside neighboring Ottoman Empire until the beginning of the 20th century. Armenians were influential and active in the modernization of Iran during the 19th and 20th centuries. After the Iranian Revolution, many Armenians emigrated to Armen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westlake Village, California
Westlake Village is a city in Los Angeles County on its western border with Ventura County. The City of Westlake Village incorporated in 1981 becoming the 82nd municipality of Los Angeles County.Baker, Pam (2002). ''Thousand Oaks Westlake Village: A Contemporary Portrait''. Community Communications, Inc. Page 19. . The population of the city was 8,029 at the 2020 census, down from 8,270 at the 2010 census. The city is named after the master-planned community of Westlake that was later called Westlake Village to avoid confusion with the Los Angeles neighborhood of the same name. With a lake at the center, the community straddles the line between Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Roughly two-thirds of the community was previously annexed into the city of Thousand Oaks. History About 3,000 years ago, Chumash Indians moved into the region and lived by hunting rabbits and other game, and gathering grains and acorns. On-going excavations, archaeological sites, and polychrome rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Iranian Americans
This is a list of notable Iranian-Americans of all Iranian ethnic backgrounds, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. ''To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Iranian-American or must have references showing they are Iranian American. Academia and science Arts and entertainment Business and technology Literature Media and journalism Music Politics Sports Religion * Shua'u'llah Behai, known in the Baháʼí tradition as "Mirza Shua'u’llah". Eldest grandson of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder-prophet of the Baháʼí Faith, and son of Mírzá Muhammad `Alí. Only known descendant of the Baháʼí prophet to have become an American citizen *Jacob David, pastor and relief worker * David Shofet, founder and chief rabbi of the Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills, California. Son of former chief rabbi of Iran Yedidia Shofet and current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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