Barobax are an underground
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian
pop band with all the three members (Khashayar Haghgoo, Keivan Haghgoo and Hamid Farouzmand) living in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
, Iran. Like many other forms of music in Iran, their music is censored domestically. Yet, they have an international following thanks to the Internet and Iranian satellite stations based outside Iran. Additionally, record labels such as
Avang Music
Avang Music ( fa, آونگ lit. ''Pendulum'') is a record label and TV channel based in Los Angeles, California. Avang Records Inc, Avang TV and Mystery4 productions are affiliate companies under Avang Music. It is best known for its extensive ...
and M4 Records have distributed their music internationally.
Their album "Wag" was released in 2007. Filmed on location in Paris Café featuring Gamno, Barobax released ''Soosan Khanoom'' on January 16, 2010 which "inspired" the song featured in the Bollywood movie ''Agent Vinod -
Pyaar ki Pungi
Pyaar ki Pungi is an item number sung by Mika Singh from the 2012 Bollywood movie '' Agent Vinod''. It features Saif Ali Khan and Mallika Haydon. The song is composed by music director Pritam, while the lyrics are penned by lyricist Amitabh Bhat ...
'' by music director
Pritam Chakraborty
Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also known mononymously as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, and singer. After working as an ad jingles composer, he debuted as a co-composer in the 2001 Hindi film Tere Liye (fi ...
. Barobax filed a complaint of copyright infringement, however it was later withdrawn and an apology issued to Pritam Chakraborty with the statement "We do not want to get into any further legal issue and so we are withdrawing the case as we know that Mr. Pritam's lawyer is an expert in copyright laws and there will be strong criminal action otherwise made out against us...", some have suggested they were intimidated into withdrawing their complaint particularly due to the apologies wording though the matter appears settled for now.
Name
The name "Barobax" is a satirical reference to the pronunciation of the Persian ''bar-o-bach'' or ''bar-o-bacheha'' (بر و بچهها, "guys" or "friends") by the wealthier uptown citizens of
North Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
. This was later shortened to ''barobach'' (بروبچ) by uptown residents of Tehran and spread to downtown. The band used the sarcastic imitation of slang pronunciation by downtown folks ''barobax''.
Songs
Some of the inspiration for the lyrics of their earlier songs came from the lyrics of old Iranian children's songs that the band heard from others, in addition to those lyrics that they created and those from other songs that they changed.
See also
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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 infl ...
References
External links
Barobax Official WebsiteBarobax on Iranian.com
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Iranian pop music groups
Musical groups from Tehran