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| founded = {{start date|1980}} |
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'''Caltex Records''' ({{ |
'''Caltex Records''' ({{langx|fa|کلتکس رکوردز}}) is an American [[record label]] and division of Caltex Music 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.<ref name=LAT1994>{{cite news|last=Cockfield Jr.|first=Errol A|title=Immigrant cashes in on sounds from home| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-21-fi-66-story.html|access-date=3 March 2013|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=21 November 1994}}</ref> |
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==Notable artists== |
==Notable artists== |
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* [[Marzieh (singer)|Marzieh]] |
* [[Marzieh (singer)|Marzieh]] |
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* [[Moein (Persian singer)|Moein]] |
* [[Moein (Persian singer)|Moein]] |
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* [[Mohammad Nouri]] |
* [[Mohammad Nouri (singer)|Mohammad Nouri]] |
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* [[Mohammadreza Shajarian]] |
* [[Mohammadreza Shajarian]] |
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* [[Mohammad-Reza Lotfi]] |
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* [[Ramesh]] |
* [[Ramesh]] |
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* [[Sami Beigi]] |
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* [[Sandy]] |
* [[Sandy (Iranian music band)|Sandy]] |
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* [[Sepideh (singer)|Sepideh]] |
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* [[Shahram Shabpareh]] |
* [[Shahram Shabpareh]] |
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* [[Shahrum Kashani]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:30, 2 December 2024
| Caltex Records | |
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| Parent company | Caltex Music |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Mehrdad Pakravan |
| Distributor(s) | Caltex Music |
| Genre | Persian music |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | www |
Caltex Records (Persian: کلتکس رکوردز) is an American record label and division of Caltex Music 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.[1]
Notable artists
[edit]Artists and bands who have recorded with Caltex Records include:
- Akbar Golpayegani
- Andranik Madadian
- Andy & Kouros
- Aref Arefkia
- Artashes Avetyan
- Ayşegül Coşkun
- Bijan Mortazavi
- Black Cats
- Dariush Eghbali
- Delkash
- Ebi
- Faramarz Aslani
- Fereydoun Farrokhzad
- Gholam-Hossein Banan
- Giti
- Googoosh
- Hassan Sattar
- Hassan Shamaizadeh
- Hayedeh
- Homeyra
- Kamran & Hooman
- Kamyar
- Kourosh Yaghmaei
- Leila Forouhar
- Mahasti
- Mansour
- Martik
- Marzieh
- Moein
- Mohammad Nouri
- Mohammadreza Shajarian
- Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
- Morteza Barjesteh
- Omid Soltani
- Pyruz
- Ramesh
- Sami Beigi
- Sandy
- Sepideh
- Shahram Shabpareh
- Shahrum Kashani
- Shakila
- Shohreh Solati
- Siavash Ghomayshi
- Siavash Shams
- Sohrab Mj
- Susan Roshan
- Viguen
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cockfield Jr., Errol A (21 November 1994). "Immigrant cashes in on sounds from home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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