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v/a - zendooni - pharaway sounds - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: World - Misc

1. Ahmad Wali & Hangama - Shab Labane Dagh Khesh
2. Nooshafarin - Ouj
3. Farzin - Khoda Hafez
4. Nooshafarin - Parastesh
5. Emad Raam - Ey Vatan Iran
6. Nooshafarin - Ghebleh
7. Fereshte - Shahre Khali
8. Hassan Shamaizadeh- Safar
9. Kambiz - Bi Vafa
10. Amir Rassaei - Aroos Khanom
11. Morteza - Rahgozar
12. Simin Ghanem - Gholake Cheshat
13. Azita - Setareh
14. Pouran - Molla Mamad Jan
15. Farzin - Zendooni
16. Pooneh - Hamishe Tanha
17. Ramesh - Ghoroobaa Ghashangan
18. Taherzadeh - Baaghe Geryeh

Subtitled: Funk, Psychedelia and Pop from the Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation. Zendooni celebrates a time when pop artists in Iran ruled the country. During the '70s, before the Revolution, Occidental and Middle East mannerisms collided and the result was a new kind of Iranian pop which incorporated different genres and arrangements to its Persian roots.

Touches of funk, jazz, Latin, bossa, progressive/psychedelic sounds and Morricone/Blaxploitation-styled soundtracks can be heard on this collection, culled from miraculously survived vinyl and cassettes. A surreal voyage back to the golden age of Persian pop. A vibrant time when female singers like Nooshafarin, Azita, Pouran and Ramesh appeared in colorful teen mags dressed in full hippie fashion. cHECK THESE amazing examples of Persian psych-prog like "Safar" by Hassan Shamaizadeh and "Vi Bafa" by Kambiz; Persian funk by Azita, Nooshafarin, Emad Raam, Pooneh; Bollywood-styled sounds by Ahmad Wali & Hangama and much more. Remastered sound, including a color insert with pictures and detailed liner notes.