Kaveh Afagh ( fa, کاوه آفاق) (born May 1, 1983) is an

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singer, songwriter, arranger, guitarist as well as an actor and painter.

Career

Afagh learned to play classical guitar as a child. By age 15, he knew how to play the electric guitar, and became interested in rock music. He began composing his own songs, completing several pieces by age 17. In 2010, Afagh won the 2nd Underground World Music Festival with his song ''Ghesseye Zirzamin'', which featured

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and Arad Aria. He received the Best Performance Award in the

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category at the 5th Iranian Resistance Festival in 2012. In 2017, Afagh published the first Persian rock

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, Tehran – 57. Afagh is also the founder of band The Ways. With them, he has composed several songs for Iranian plays and

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. Afagh is the first rock singer in post-

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Iran to obtain an activity license, which he obtained after being banned for ten years from performing. He remains one of the country's most prominent rock singers. Aside from his music, Afagh has also exhibited his artwork in several art galleries. His artwork is influenced by music and social issues.

Discography

Albums

*Stress – 2010 *Dances with Pills – 2016 *Shawl – 2018 *Lotus – 2019

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Afagh, Kaveh 1983 births Living people Iranian musicians Iranian rock musicians Iranian rock singers Singers from Tehran Persian-language singers Iranian composers Iranian guitarists Iranian music arrangers 21st-century Iranian male singers Iranian singer-songwriters Iranian male singer-songwriters Iranian male singers Artists from Tehran