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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:Alvinoreyguitarboo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoga Park, California
Canoga Park is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Before the Mexican–American War, the district was part of a rancho, and after the American victory it was converted into wheat farms and then subdivided, with part of it named Owensmouth as a town founded in 1912. It joined Los Angeles in 1917 and was renamed Canoga Park on March 1, 1931, after Canoga, New York. History Pre-American history The area of present-day Canoga Park was the homeland of Native Americans in the Tongva-Fernandeño and Chumash-Venturaño tribes, that lived in the Simi Hills and along to the tributaries of the Los Angeles River. They traded with the north Valley Tataviam-Fernandeño people. Native American civilizations inhabited the Valley for an estimated 8,000 years. Their culture left the Burro Flats Painted Cave nearby. From 1797 to 1846, the area was part of Mission San Fernando Rey de España (Mission San Fernando). After the Mexican War o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Sattar
Abdolhassan Sattarpour ( fa, عبدالحسن ستارپور; born 19 November 1949), better known simply as Sattar ( fa, ستار), is an Iranian singer with specialization in both Persian pop and classical music. He had gained fame before the Islamic Revolution and became Pahlavi Royal Family court singer up until the political upheavals of the late 1970s. He left Iran in 1978 and has lived in the United States since then. Biography Sattar is one of six siblings born to an Abadani mother and Azeri father. His fame began at the age of 22 with the release of the theme song "Khaneh Bedush" for Morad Barghi, a popular television show in Iran. The show made him an instant star. His next hit came with the TV series ''Ghesseye Eshq'' made by Mansour Poormand. His signature song is "Hamsafar". With over 40 years of fame, Sattar has over 70 hits which includes the internationally known song " Gol-e Sangam". Sattar has recorded over 350 songs and is among very few Persian singers w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakila
Shakila Mohseni Sedaghat ( fa, شکیلا محسنی صداقت, Šakīlā Moḥsenī Sadāqat), known mononymously as Shakila ( fa, شکیلا, Šakīlā; born May 3, 1962), is an Iranian singer-songwriter based in San Diego, California. She is an international artist who has performed in various languages including Persian, Kurdish, English, Turkish, Hindi and Spanish. She has won a '' Persian Music Academy Award'' in 2006 and a ''Global Music Award'' in 2015.Global Music Award Winner Retrieved December 24, 2016 Shakila has released over twenty albums in as well as many albums in English. She primarily sings about spirituality, love, peace, and awakening. Lyrics of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahrum Kashani
Shahrum Kashani ( fa, شهرام کاشانی; 7 July 1971 – 28 July 2021), also known as Shahram Sebastian Shahbal was an Iranian pop singer. He released eight albums with notable hits. Biography Music Shahrum's interest in singing and music manifested at an early age. He started his career in 1990; however, it was not until 1992 that he released his professional debut album titled ''K-One'', promoted by Alireza Amirghassemi, and also with support of Persian super star Leila Forouhar. Due to his youth, synergy, and style, he gained popularity in a short amount of time. International popularity came with his second album ''Atash'' with hits like ''Begou Tou Begou'' and ''Khater Khah''. In 2001 he stopped working with Caltex Records and instead signed on with Taraneh Records. This collaboration yielded a couple of instant bestsellers. The hit songs ''Dokhtar Bandari'', ''Yadam Nemireh''and ''Dige Basteh'' became club favorites. In a 2005 interview with Tapesh, Shahrum talked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahram Shabpareh
Shahram Shabpareh ( fa, شهرام شبپره) is an Iranian Pop singer and songwriter. Career He started his career as a drum player in the early 1960s when he was 13. In the mid 1960s at the age of 17, he formed a band of his own named "Rebels". After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Shahram, who had migrated to California a few years earlier, did not have the opportunity to return to his homeland. Since then, he has been living in the United States. With a career spanning 50 years, he is a popular artist in Iranian society and his concerts are well-received by Iranians all over the world. He is a judge on Persian Talent Show. Discography Studio albums * ''Taar Taa Geetaar'' (2012) Avang Music * ''Tapesh'' (2008) * ''Fire'' (2005) * ''Donya'' (2001) * ''Didar'' (1999) * ''Rhythm of the Night'' (1998) * ''Do Rahi'' (1995) * ''Story'' (1995) * ''Summer of 94'' (1994) * ''Summer of 92'' (1992) * ''Shagerde Aval'' ℗ 1992 Taraneh Enterprises Inc * ''Khejalati'' (1988) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyruz
Pyruz Payandeh Azad ( fa, پیروز پاینده آزاد, born May 4, 1962 in Tehran) is a Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ... pop singer, songwriter, guitarist, and former member of the group Black Cats. Discography Albums With Black Cats * 1992: Pool * 1993: Fever * 1996: Spell of the Cats Solo Albums * 2000: New Love * 2001: Pendar-E-Neek * 2004: A Better Tomorrow * 2012: Always External linksPyruz's Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Pyruz 1961 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morteza Barjesteh
Morteza Barjesteh ( fa, مرتضی برجسته), best known by his stage name Morteza (), is an Iranian pop singer-songwriter and composer who gained fame in Iran during the 1980s. Early life Morteza was born in Tehran and spent his early years there. Finishing primary and secondary education, he studied architecture and engaged in graphic designing. During the years of living in Iran, he worked with several advertising companies as a designer. By the age of 16, Morteza started singing in Iranian movies. In 1969, he entered a singing festival in Mikhak-e Noghre-yi (''Silver Carnation''), a TV show which was performed by Fereydoon Farrokhzad and broadcast on Iran's national television for the first time, and won the competition. This was the beginning of his professional singing career. Music career His first song called "Eshgh-e Zood-gozar" ("fleeting love") was written by Masoud Hooshmand. The late Parviz Maghsadi composed the music for "Eshgh-e Zood-gozar". Gradually th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moein (Persian Singer)
Nasrollah Moein ( fa, نصرالله معین), more commonly known as Moein ( fa, معین, ), is an Iranian singer. Moein was born in Najafabad, a city in Isfahan Province of Iran. He began his artistic caree as a radio singer and released several albums before ''Miparastam'' in 1983, which was his first album to be widely noticed in Iran. The name of this album was ''Ghazal''. In recent years, Moein has become widely acclaimed in Iran and he has played concerts all around the globe. He is referred to as "Javdan Sedaye Eshgh," which translates to "The Eternal Voice of Love". He has two daughters, Paricheh and Setareh. Discography Studio albums * ''Miparastam'' (1983) * ''Arezo'' (1984) * ''Havas'' (1985) * ''Kabeh'' (1986) * ''Golhaye Ghorbat'' (With Hayedeh) (1987) * ''Safar'' (1987) * ''Bi Bi Gol'' (1988) * ''Sobhet Bekheir Azizam'' (1989) * ''Isfahan'' (With Faezeh) (1990) * ''Be To Miandisham'' (1991) * ''Namaz'' (1992) * ''Khatereh 7'' (With Shohreh) (1992) * ''Taval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marzieh (singer)
Marzieh ( fa, مرضیه, born Khadijeh Ashraf o-Sadat Mortezaie, 22 March 1924 – 13 October 2010), was an Iranian singer of Persian traditional music.Adam Bernstein,Persian songstress a voice of Iranian political dissent" ''Washington Post'', 15 October 2010. Accessed 26 October 2010 Career Marzieh started her career in the 1940s at Radio Tehran and cooperated with some of the greatest 20th century Persian songwriters and lyricists like Ali Tajvidi, Parviz Yahaghi, Homayoun Khorram, Rahim Moeini Kermanshahi and Bijan Taraghi. Marzieh also sang with the Farabi Orchestre, conducted by Morteza Hannaneh, a pioneer of Persian polyphonic music, during the 1960s and 1970s. Her first major public performance was in 1942, when, though still a teenager, she played the principal role of Shirin at the Jame'eh Barbod 'Barbod Society''opera house in the Persian operetta ''Shirin and Farhad''.Trevor Mostyn,Marzieh obituary, ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2010, Accessed 26 October 2010. Follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansour (singer)
Mansour Jafari Mamaghani ( fa, منصور جعفری مَمَقانی, born 28 July 1971), better known as Mansour, is an Iranian Azerbaijani musical artist specializing in Iranian traditional music based in Southern California. Iran's Green Movement and Nokia Club controversy 2009 After the Iranian presidential election in June 2009 and protests against its results, Mansour recorded a song titled "Nedaye Eshgh". The word "Neda" in the title of this song was used as a symbolic meaning of "calling" for freedom and hope, and also it was the first name of one of the assassinated people in these protests: Neda Agha-Soltan. Mansour also participated in some of the protests that were held in Los Angeles, California. Despite his involvement in these causes, when Mansour began promotions for his concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on 26 September 2009, many people criticized his decision to perform at a place with the name of the Nokia Company, which had sold monitoring technolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahasti
Eftekhar Dadehbala), and others Eftekhar ( fa, افتخار). ( fa, افتخار ددهبالا; 16 November 1946 – 25 June 2007), known by her stage name Mahasti ( fa, مهستی), was an Iranian singer of Persian classical, folk, and pop music with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She was active for more than four decades. Early life and career Khadijeh (Eftekhar) Dadehbala was born on 16 November 1946, in Tehran, Iran. She was the younger sister of Iranian singer Hayedeh. Their parents later divorced and married other people. Mahasti started her career on the Persian traditional music radio program " Gol hâ ye Rangârang" ( fa, گلهای رنگارنگ "Colorful Flowers") in 1963, with the song "Ân ke Delam Râ Borde Khodâyâ" ( fa, آنكه دلم را برده خدایا) composed and arranged by maestro Parviz Yahaghi with lyrics by Bijan Taraghi. In the beginning, Mahasti's family was reluctant to allow her to pursue a career in entertainment because it was not an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Forouhar
Leila Forouhar ( fa, لیلا فروهر, ''Leilâ Foruhar'') (born 23 February 1959) is an Iranian pop and classical singer. She was a child star, acting from the age of 3. She relocated to next door Turkey in 1986, then to Paris, before emigrating to Los Angeles in 1988. Career Leila is the daughter of the late Iranian actor Jahangir Forouhar. As a child she acted in movies in minor roles, receiving recognition for her part in ''Soltane Ghalbha'' (''King of Hearts''). As a teenager she began modeling for fashion magazines. She continued to act in movies and has featured in over 47 films, including ''Ezteraab'', ''Four Sisters'' and ''The Thirsty Ones''. Move to France War with neighboring Iraq had a negative impact on the Iranian movie and music industry. The Forouhar family stayed in Tehran until deciding to emigrate from the country. Move to the United States In 1988 Forouhar and her family moved to the United States. Leila's songs are popular in countries including Iran, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
