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IranianRadio.com takes you on a drive through the Persian-pop unknown

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2008-04-09 18:18:10 by Kimberly Chun in SFBG: Noise
...Persian traditional music, it read, sandwiched between The Best Mix of All Things Iranian and Persian Pop. I must have been feeling anti-American At any rate, I was pleased to discover hours of uninterrupted Persian classical music, a tradition so stately and affecting that its surface exoticism melts away after only a few minutes. But I...
 
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Terry Riley - Persian Surgery Dervishes

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2008-02-28 00:12:00 by Unusual Music in Fauni Gena
Persian Surgery Dervishes is a collection of two solo organ performances by minimalist composer and performer Terry Riley dating from 1971 and 1972. One online pitch for the CDs describes it this way: ... his organ improvisation Persian Surgery Dervishes reached cult status from the very beginning, and that effect has hardly ceased over the...
 
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Delectable Songs From A Persian Garden

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2008-03-04 02:15:38 by Editor in World Music Central
...Persian Garden (KKV/Valley Entertainment, 2007 Songs From A Persian Garden features a delectable collection of contemporary Persian world music pieces performed live. Singers Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat join forces with Iranian and European musicians to create a seductive and fresh sound that will be appreciated by fans of Mamak Khadem , Axiom...
 
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Persian Fusion Concert On Demand

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2008-04-03 12:00:51 by Li Robbins in Radio 2 Blog
...Persian New Year) was broadcast a few weeks ago, a number of listeners wrote in to ask if it would be available online -- and I'm happy to say it now is, at Concerts On Demand: Winter Nowruz I haven't had a chance to listen yet but I will -- it got a great response. Here's what one listener said after hearing it on the radio The Persian...
 
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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
...Persian classical singing master, 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...
 
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Forever Seeking Persian Excellence

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2008-03-08 02:51:00 by Editor in World Music Central
Mamak Khadem Jostojoo Forever Seeking (Banyan Tree Production, 2008 Most world music fans would easily recognize Mamak Khadem s voice by her work with the popular Persian ensemble Axiom of Choice , but that would just be a sliver of this songstress career. Lending her exquisite voice to movie and television soundtracks like The Peacemaker,...
 
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Persian Love

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2008-03-27 02:46:05 by Editor in World Music Central
Pouya Mahmoodi Mehr (Faryaad Records, 2008 Iranian underground guitarist Pouya Mahmoodi has recorded a beautiful album dedicated to the Goddess Mehr of ancient Persia. Titled Mehr , the CD features original pieces by Mahmoodi, who combines Farsi vocals with rock, contemporary jazz, classical and Persian music elements. As Mahmoodi explains,...
 
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Haale: Living In Another Place

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2008-06-10 17:06:24 by ronpendleton in PlayOrDownload Music News
...Persian culture of her upbringing. Tough and seeking, bold and reflective, theres absolutely nothing timid about Haales hybrid, which flows like hot mercury or pungent smoke, singular shapes impossible to pour into standard molds. Hard rock drones ride Middle Eastern percussion, while she glides between English and Farsi with a voice thats...
 
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Moon Music

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2008-02-09 20:16:00 by dj earball in SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture
...Persian Garden -- a live recording of a taboo-breaking public performance by women at the Italian embassy in Tehran -- right under the noses of a regime that frowns upon such expressions from women. The sisters also sang on the delightful KKV compilation Lullabies from the Axis of Evil KKV Records: www.kkv.no Mahsa Vahdat:...
 
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Mamak Khadem Brings Mystic Song of Persia to Rubin Museum of Art

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2008-09-29 12:26:47 by WMCNewsDept. in World Music Central
...Persian style, Khadem adapts verses by young, contemporary Iranian poets and revered masters like Rumi and Shamloo to melodies from Iran's classical and folk repertoires. She has honed this combination during regular and lengthy visits to study with some of Iran's greatest teachers of the tradition. Khadem has earned invitations to perform...