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Persian Singing Legend Mohammad Reza Shajarian; Irans National Treasure in Toronto June 2008

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2008-05-26 01:10:06 by Editor in World Music Central
...Mohammad Reza Shajarian & Ava Ensemble will be performing Friday, June 6, at 8 pm at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto Mohammad Reza Shajarian is a living legend In Persian classical music, with one of the most recognizable voices in Iran--sweet, soulful, and dynamic. He is joined by his son and prodigy, Homayoun Shajarian who performs with a...
 
Tags: shajarian, mohammad reza shajarian, homayoun shajarian, persian classical music, persian classical, toronto, ava ensemble, national treasure, roy thomson hall
 
 
 
 
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Iran targets 'obscene' rap music

2007-12-26 20:44:21 by admin in blog.mp3adrenalin.com
 
...Mohammad Dashtgoli, was quoted by the official Irna news agency as saying he wanted to find a solution to internet distribution of the music Iranian rappers are inspired by the Iranian exile community in Los Angeles - one of the main centres of American rap Young Iranian singers are trying to replicate the accents and subject material used by...
 
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Iran's 'illegal' rappers want cultural revolution

2008-01-31 11:35:39 by admin in blog.mp3adrenalin.com
 
...Mohammad Dashtgoli, of the Culture Ministry, which is responsible for vetting music in accordance with Islam, said: There is nothing wrong with this type of music in itself. But due to the use of obscene words rap has been categorised as illegal. But.S has composed up to 100 Persian songs, 80 of which are rap. Only two of them have clearance...
 
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Atash voted Best World Music Band 2007-8 in Austin Chronicle Music Poll

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2008-03-13 10:25:59 by Editor in World Music Central
...Mohammad Firoozi, Christian Fernandez, Dylan Jones, John Moon, Roberto Riggio, Alseny Sylla, Aboubakar Sylla, and special guests Bryan Austin on drums and Indrajit Banerjee on sitar. " We would like to thank our fans in Austin and beyond for honoring us with this award ," said the band. " In the immortal words of Rumi - "We have fallen to a...
 
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Banned in Tehran

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2008-08-04 18:52:02 by Mike Paarlberg in Black Plastic Bag
...Mohammad Pazhutan , author of a 2001 article for Empty Words webzine, Metal in Iran. They generally enjoy every style of music, listening to techno in their cars while joyriding through the streets. People listen to rap, hip-hop and pop music, and when they talk about rock, they mean Pink Floyd and Dire Straits , they arent interested in Rush...
 
Tags: mohebbi, modern music, music, mohebbi attributes, music scene, iranian band, band, sohrab mohebbi, pop music
 
 
 
 
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Palestinian Poet and Musical Muse Dies

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2008-08-12 02:23:58 by WMCNewsDept. in World Music Central
...Mohammad VI of Morocco Mr. Darwish is expected to be laid to rest on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Three days of mourning for the poet have announced by the offices of the Palestinian Authorit
 
Tags: poet, mahmoud darwish, darwish, palestinian people, poetry, influential poet, cultural voice, west bank city, singer marcel khalife
 
 
 
 
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Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Maneesh the Twister

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2008-10-24 06:16:03 by HASH0x8c2f1d8 in Music & Art: All Shook Down
...Mohammad Rafi , & Asha Bhonsle Explain the concept behind Dhamaal Artist Collective and what's currently in the works there: Well Dhamaal came out of a group of collaborators experimenting with traditional S. Asian classical music and underground club music (DnB/Breaks) along with live visuals and contemporary S. Asian Art. Dhamaal disbanded...
 
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Today On Radio 2 16/11/08

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2008-11-16 08:00:00 by Li Robbins in Radio 2 Blog
...Mohammad Reza Shajarian and the Ava Ensemble performed this concert of traditional Persian music in Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre, where they were greeted with "thunderous applause." The second concert of the evening is called Inside Passage , a concert of film music performed by pianist Chris Gestrin The Signal (10 p.m.) String Quartet Sundays...
 
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Introducing Jordan's Dozan

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2008-11-22 01:08:15 by TJNelson in World Music Central
...Mohammad Taha on percussion. Deftly creating cascades of thickly Middle Eastern instrumentation, punctuated by sweeping string lines on Ya Mo and Ya Henna against the interplay between singers makes Introducing Dozan a delightfully sublime The crystalline vocals of Ms. Abu Khader and Ms. Shahuan against the richly wrought vocals of Mr....
 
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