Bahram Nouraei (

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: بهرام نورائی ) also professionally known as Bahram (

: بهرام) is a hip hop

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and

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from

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currently living in

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. He is one of the premier hip hop artists in

ian

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and Hip Hop and Rap music in Iran movement and considered to be one of the 50 most influential people in the culture of the

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Music career

Bahram Nouraei's first breakthrough hit was a

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called "Nameyee Be Rayees Jomhour" (in English: A letter to the president) in 2007 which was written in the form of an

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criticizing the sixth

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

. His debut album "24 Sa'at" (In

: 24 ساعت) (In English: 24 Hours) released in August 2008 containing the track "Inja Irane" (In

: اینجا ایرانه) (In English: Here's Iran) which is described as a powerful commentary on modern-day of Iran by

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. His second

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"Sokoot" (In

: سکوت) (In English: Silence) released in 2011 containing the first Iranian abstract hip hop track called "Khorshid Khanoom" (In

: خورشید خانم) (In English: Lady Sunshine) written in the form of a

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with the sun in a chronological order.

Good Mistake

Bahram's third LP album "Eshtebahe Khoob" (In

: اشتباه خوب) (In English: Good Mistake) is the first Iranian

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ever made using

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as the

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method. The album has been commonly produced by Bahram Nouraei and

Mahdyar Aghajani Mahdyar Aghajani ( fa, مهدیار آقاجانی; born 22 January 1989) is a musician, record producer and composer born and raised in Tehran, Iran. He raised the standard of Iranian underground music, using Persian traditional instruments (s ...

and sponsored by Cultures of Resistance Network Foundation. Good Mistake is independently released on

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2015 and ranked #4 and #6 on

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Top World Albums Chart for the last two weeks of July 2015. The project is also followed by a collection of artworks designed exclusively for each and every track in order to provide visual interpretations for the album.

Gozaar

Bahram's EP album called "Gozaar" (In

: گذار) (In English: Transition) was released at the same time as the Iranian New Year (on March 22, 2020). Produced by Nesa Azadikhah, Ashkan Mousavi and Peymandegar.

Activism

In 2009 Bahram spent one week in Evin prison which houses

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s. Bahram was accused for illegal cultural activism but luckily set free. He has also appeared in a

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called "Bahram: An Iranian Rapper" intended to present the

scene in Iran and explain the

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after the

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. The film was presented in an independent film festival called San Francisco's

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at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) in September 2011.

Discography

Albums

* 24 Sa'at , 24 Hours (Aug 2008) :01. "24 Sa'at" :02. "Man" :03. "Khiyaboon" :04. "Rahe Man" :05. "Inja Irane" :06. "Gele Nakon" :07. "Delnevesht" :08. "Bikhialesh" :09. "Afsoos" * Sokoot , Silence (May 2011) :01. "Intro" :02. "Jalebe" :03. "Harfaye Man" :04. "Az Man Bepors" :05. "Mano Bebakhsh" :06. "Dar Naro" :07. "Yeki Tomast Yeki Gorg" :08. "Nasle Man" :09. "Be Chi Eteghad Dari" :10. "Khorshid Khanoom" :11. "Ye Hes" :12. "Yaghi" :13. "Ajib" :14. "Outro" * Eshtebahe Khoob , Good Mistake (July 2015) :01. "Khoob" :02. "Saz" :03. "Lams" :04. "Naghsh" :05. "Negah" :06. "Jang" :07. "Tekrar" :08. "Niaz" :09. "Zakhm" :10. "Rishe" :11. "Momken" :12. "Mordab" :13. "Sooz" :14. "Boresh" :15. "Solh" :16. "Eshtebah" * Gozaar , Transition (March 2020)Gozaar album on Bahram's official Spotify account
/ref> :01. "Ghahghara" :02. "Charkheh" :03. "Omgh" :04. "Moghabeleh" :05. "Adam"

Single Tracks

* Nameyee Be Rayees Jomhoor (2007) * Ma Ba Hamim (Feat. Reza Pishro) (2007) * Paye Kaar (Feat. Nimosh) (2007) * Marge Rap e Fars (Feat. Tighe & Suchme) (2007) * Ino Befahm (Feat. Erfan) (2010) * Goosht (Prod. Peymandegar) (2019) * oboor kon * Beshno (In

: بشنو) (In

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: Listen) (Prod. Peymandegar) (2021)