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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|1|22}} |
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| origin = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] |
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'''Mahdyar Aghajani''' ({{langx|fa| مهدیار آقاجانی}}; born 22 January 1989) is a [[musician]], [[record producer]] and composer born and raised in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]. He raised the standard of [[Iran]]ian [[underground music]], using Persian traditional instruments (such as [[oud]], [[Santoor (Persian instrument)|santoor]], [[daf]], [[tombak]], [[ney]], [[kamancheh]] and [[Kanun (instrument)|qanoon]]) in [[Electronic music|electronic]] and [[hip hop]] music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2009/12/22/de-teheran-a-mashhad-le-parcours-du-combattant-de-milliers-de-musiciens_1284015_3476.html |title=Article: De Téhéran à Mashhad, le parcours du combattant de milliers de musiciens | work=Le Monde | date=2009-12-22 | first=Clarisse | last=Fabre}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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'''Mahdyar Aghajani''' ({{lang-fa| مهدیار آقاجانی}}) is a [[musician]], [[record producer]] and [[film composer]] born and raised in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telerama.fr/cinema/teheran-underground,50641.php |title=Article: Teheran underground, la BO}}</ref>. He brought up the standard of Iranian [[underground music]], using Persian traditional instruments (such as [[oud]], [[santoor]], [[daf]], [[tombak]], [[ney]], [[kamancheh]] and [[Kanun (instrument)|qanoon]]) in [[Electronic music|electronic]] and [[hip hop]] music<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2009/12/22/de-teheran-a-mashhad-le-parcours-du-combattant-de-milliers-de-musiciens_1284015_3476.html |title=Article: De Téhéran à Mashhad, le parcours du combattant de milliers de musiciens}}</ref>. |
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In 2005 [[Hichkas]] released the first [[Iranian hip hop]] album ''Jangale Asfalt (The Asphalt Jungle)''. Mahdyar Aghajani, musician and producer of this album, integrated hip hop and Iranian traditional [[music]] in a creative way.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nisimazine.eu/Rap-in-Iran.html |title=Article: Rap in Iran |access-date=2010-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113042127/http://www.nisimazine.eu/Rap-in-Iran.html |archive-date=2010-01-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mahdyar's production on ''[[Jangale Asfalt (album)|Jangale Asfalt]]'' has nonetheless set a new benchmark in the evolution of [[Persian rap]], with tracks like "Vatan Parast" ("The Patriot") serving as the fusion of Iranian/Middle Eastern harmonies and pounding urban protest music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suso.co.uk/features/hichkas-the-prophets-of-protest |title=Article: The Prophets of the Protest |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514110224/http://www.suso.co.uk/features/hichkas-the-prophets-of-protest |archivedate=2012-05-14 }}</ref> |
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After an interview with ''Nasim-E-Haraz'' magazine regarding the release of his first mainstream album in 2006 with [[Hichkas]], Mahdyar faced pressured from the [[Iranian government]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/eclectik/index.php?id=86693 |title=Interview: Mahidyar Aghjani | work=Radio France | date=2009-12-19 | first=Rebecca | last=Manzoni}}</ref> This was the most influential collaboration between Hichkas and Mahdyar and music they produced together was listened throughout Europe and Iran, so much so the government noticed the artists as a threat to the [[culture of Iran]] and had his name listed as a threat, despite use of [[traditional]] Iranian [[Musical instrument|instrument]]s and strong [[nationalistic]] lyrics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4973690.stm | title= Iran's underground music challenge | work=BBC News | date=2006-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8088042.stm |title=Article: Iran: Rap, blogs and the political mix | work=BBC News | date=2009-06-08 | first=Jane | last=Corbin}}</ref> |
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In 2006 [[Hichkas]] released the first [[Iranian hip hop]] album ''Jangale Asfalt (The Asphalt Jungle)''. Mahdyar Aghajani, musician and producer of this album, integrated rap and Iranian traditional music in a creative way<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nisimazine.eu/Rap-in-Iran.html |title=Article: Rap in Iran}}</ref>. Mahdyar's production on Jangale Asfalt has nonetheless set a new benchmark in the evolution of rap-e-Fars, with tracks like ‘Vatan Parast’ (‘The Patriot’) serving as the perfect fusion of soaring Middle Eastern harmonies and pounding urban protest music<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suso.co.uk/features/hichkas-the-prophets-of-protest |title=Article: The Prophets of the Protest}}</ref>. |
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In 2009 Mahdyar composed the original soundtrack for the film ''[[No One Knows About Persian Cats]]''. The film criticizes [[Iranian government]] policies regarding [[underground music]]. ''No One Knows About Persian Cats'' success at the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]] got part of the crew of the film in trouble with Iranian authorities. The pressure resulted in Mahdyar leaving his family behind at the age of 20 and he fled to [[Berlin]] then to [[Paris]] where he currently resides. He is busy with the production for couple of albums including Hichkas's forthcoming album and his own debut album <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parismatch.com/Actu-Match/Monde/Actu/La-colere-d-un-exile-iranien-156144/ |title=Interview: Bahman Ghobadi discussed about artists having to leave Iran | work=Paris Match | date=2009-12-31 | first=Catherine | last=Schwaab}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranian.com/main/2009/oct/seeking-refuge | title=Interview: Mahdiyar fled Iran}}</ref> |
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After release of his first main stream album in 2006, Mahdyar faced pressured from the government. A pressure which resulted in him leaving his family behind and leaving Iran at tender age of 19 |
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranian.com/main/2009/oct/seeking-refuge |title=Article: Mahdyar fled Iran}}</ref>. Because he didn't leave the country by will, a place of his own was a luxury Mahdyar did not enjoy short while after his departure from Iran. |
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parismatch.com/Actu-Match/Monde/Actu/La-colere-d-un-exile-iranien-156144/ |title=Interview: Bahman Ghobadi discussed about artists having to leave Iran}}</ref>. |
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Although Iranian directors reportedly tend to hire older, long-established composers for their films, young Mahdyar Aghajani captivates [[Bahman Ghobadi]] with his fresh approach to music: "Mahdyar breaks everything and puts it back together in an experimental way. I tried to make music with the 'best composer' in Iran... But Mahdyar is so tajrobi. My music is like that--experimental."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranian.com/main/blog/jigsawnovich/interview-bahman-ghobadi-eludes-censors |title=Interview: Bahman Ghobadi Eludes Censors}}</ref> |
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==Soundtracks== |
==Soundtracks== |
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====Feature films==== |
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*2009: ''[[No One Knows About Persian Cats|No One Knows about Persian Cats]]'', Soundtrack by Mahdyar, Directed by [[Bahman Ghobadi]] |
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*2010: ''Cultures of Resistance'', Soundtrack by Mahdyar, Directed by [[Iara Lee]] |
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===Feature films=== |
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*2009: ''[[No One Knows About Persian Cats]]'' |
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*2009: ''The Prince of Persia'', Soundtrack by Mahdyar, Directed by [[Daniel Jewel]] |
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*2014: [[Rosewater (film)|''Rosewater'']] |
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*2010: ''Ask the Wind'', Soundtrack by Mahdyar, Directed by Batin Ghobadi |
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*2014: ''[[Desert Dancer]]'' |
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=== Short films === |
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* 2008: ''The Official Prince of Persia'' |
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*2010: ''Le Plongeon'', Composed by Mahdyar, Produced by [[Centre Georges Pompidou|Centre Pompidou]] |
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* 2010: ''Demandez au Vent'' |
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=== Documentaries === |
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==Music videos== |
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* 2010: ''[[Cultures of resistance|Cultures of Resistance]]'' |
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*2006: ''Ghamnaameh'' by Taham, Music by Mahdyar, Directed by [[Fred Khoshtinat]] |
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* 2011: ''Chroniques d'un Iran Interdit'' |
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*2007: ''Be Name Zan'' by Farinaz, Music by Mahdyar, Directed by Navid Tansaz |
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* 2015: ''K2 and the Invisible Footmen'' |
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*2008: ''Ye Mosht Sarbaz'' by [[Hichkas]], Music by Mahdyar, Directed by Fred Khoshtinat |
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* 2016: ''Cast from the Storm'' |
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* 2017: ''Burkinabè Rising'' |
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==Solo== |
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==Production credits== |
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===2005=== |
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*Taham |
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:"Ghamnaameh (feat. Kaveh Ramezanzadeh)" |
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===Albums=== |
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*Felakat |
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*2018: ''Seized'' |
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:"Ye Bare Dige (feat. [[Salome (rapper)|Salome]])" |
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===Singles=== |
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*[[Hichkas]] |
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*2011: ''Weasels and Warcries'' |
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:"Komak (feat. [[Yas]])" |
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*2011: ''New Bloom'' |
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*2013: ''Bang'' |
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*2016: ''Gomrok'' |
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*2017: ''Money Money'' |
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==Production credits== |
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*7Khat |
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:"Masti-o-Rasti" |
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===2006=== |
===2006=== |
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*[[Hichkas]] |
*[[Hichkas]] – ''The Asphalt Jungle'' |
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:01. "Moghaddame" |
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:"Har Tor Shode Migam (feat. Enzo)" |
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:02. "Dide o Del (feat. [[Reveal (rapper)|Reveal]], Amin Fooladi and Bidad)" |
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:"Manam Hamintor" |
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:03. "Ekhtelaf" |
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:"Moghaddame" |
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:04. "Man Vaystadam" |
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:"Dide o Del (feat. Reveal, Amin Fooladi and Bidad)" |
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:05. "Introduction" |
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:"Ekhtelaf" |
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:06. "Ghanoon" |
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:"Man Vaystadam" |
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:07. "Vatan Parast (feat. Reveal and Amin Fooladi)" |
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:"Ghanoon" |
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:08. "Oun Manam" |
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:"Vatan Parast (feat. Reveal and Amin Fooladi)" |
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:09. "Bar Paa" |
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:10. "Zendan (featuring Reveal)" |
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:"Bar Paa" |
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:11. "Dide o Del (Remix) (feat. Reveal, Amin Fooladi and Bidad)" |
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:12. "Har Tor Shodeh Migam (Bonus Track)" |
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:"Dide o Del (Remix) (feat. Reveal, Amin Fooladi and Bidad)" |
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*[[Poisonous Poets|Reveal]] |
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:"Prince of Persia" |
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*[[Quf]] |
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:"Migan Quf (feat. Hichkas)" |
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*[[Hossein Tohi|Tohi]] |
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:"1001 Shab (feat. Eblis, Tataloo and Enzo)" |
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:"Aghajoon" |
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*Saaye |
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:"Donya Tanhayam (feat. Bidad)" |
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===2007=== |
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*[[Hichkas]] |
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:"Pa Bar Ja (feat. Bidad)" |
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:"Refaghat Tatile" |
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:"Bazam Kalan (feat. Pishro)" |
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*[[Quf]] |
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:"Khiaboonia" |
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:"Saghi (feat. Bidad)" |
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*Namayande |
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:"Hezari (feat. Quf and Eshragh)" |
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:"Sar Bala (feat. Pishro)" |
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*[[Poisonous Poets|Reveal]] |
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:"Kill 'em with a Pen (feat. 7Khat)" |
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*Pishro |
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:"Boro Jolo (feat. Hichkas)" |
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*7Khat |
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:"Maaye Bede (faet. Hichkas and Makhmase)" <small>(co-produced by 7Khat)</small> |
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*Farinaz |
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:"Be Naame Zan" |
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===2008=== |
===2008=== |
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*Hichkas |
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:"Bunch of Soldiers"Ye Mosht Sarbaz"<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU1NNAH6b_g |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/QU1NNAH6b_g |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Video: BUNCH OF SOLDIERS official video}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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:"Ye Mosht Sarbaz" |
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*[[Quf]] |
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:"Ahan Parast (feat. Pelas and Eshragh)" |
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===2009=== |
===2009=== |
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*[[Bahman Ghobadi]] |
*[[Bahman Ghobadi]] – ''No One Knows About Persian Cats'' |
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:"Jouwani" |
:12. "Jouwani" |
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*[[Hichkas]] |
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:"Vagheytar az Mostanad" |
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*Arsham |
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:"Bardar Ghalbamo (feat. [[Fred Khoshtinat|Fred]])" |
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===2010=== |
===2010=== |
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*[[Hichkas]] |
*[[Hichkas]] |
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:"Ye Rooze Khoob Miad" |
:"Ye Rooze Khoob Miad" |
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:This song has become an instant hit, often blasting from cars on Tehran's busy streets in capital city Tehran.<ref> |
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{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/27/AR2010052702253_pf.html |title=Article: Iranian artists, musicians give voice to opposition amid censorship | work=The Washington Post | date=2010-05-29 | first=Thomas | last=Erdbrink}}</ref> |
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===2011=== |
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*''The Tour of Duty EP'' |
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Only few month after the [[2009%E2%80%932010_Iranian_election_protests]] this title was released. |
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:01. "[[Hichkas]] - Anjām Vazife" |
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The title was heavily hinting towards the unrest within the country; both the lyrics and a section where 'live' recordings of the protesters was reassuring such assumptions. So much so that it was amongst few songs mentioned on [[Mir-Hossein_Mousavi]]'s (the opposition leader) official website. |
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:02. "Reveal - 021LDN" |
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:03. "Hichkas - Mā Az Ounāshim" |
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:04. "[[Fadaei]] - Vāstā Lāshi" |
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:05. "Quf - Shak (feat. Fadaei)" |
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*Quf – ''Zir o Bam e Zirzamin'' |
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This song has become an instant hit, often blasting from cars on Tehran's busy streets in capital city [[Tehran]]<ref> |
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:01. "Sobhe Masnavi" |
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{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/27/AR2010052702253_pf.html |title=Article: Iranian artists, musicians give voice to opposition amid censorship}}</ref>. It was the first song that instead of inviting people for further resistance, reassured its listeners that the result of the political unrest and street protests will come to a good end, even if it takes long time. |
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:02. "Balatar 1" |
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:03. "Tariki" |
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:04. "Hadaf (feat. Bidad)" |
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:05. "I.R.A.N. (feat. 7Khat)" |
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:06. "Hesse Gharib" |
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:07. "Khavar Miane (feat. [[Lowkey]])" |
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:08. "Fazaye Sard" |
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:09. "Marjan (feat. Reveal)" |
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:10. "Miane Ghamhayam (feat. Fadaei)" |
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:11. "Balatar 2" |
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:12. "Shabe Khazan" |
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===2012=== |
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*Hichkas - Young N Foolish (feat. Reveal & Quf & [[Kool G Rap]]) |
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*Fadaei - Adl EP |
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:01. "Zendegi" |
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:02. "Sarzamine Madari" |
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:03. "Chi Shenidi (Feat. Hichkas)" |
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:04. "Jabe Jadooyi" |
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:05. "80 (Feat. Quf)" |
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:06. "Nemidoonam" |
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===2013=== |
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*[[Quf]] |
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*[[Birdy Nam Nam]] - Written in the Sand (Mahdyar Aghajani Remix) |
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:"Basse Moftbari (feat. Bidad)" |
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===2018=== |
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*Ashkan |
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*Mahdyar Aghajani - ''Seized'' |
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:"Iran Iran" |
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:01. Seize |
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:02. Money Money |
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:03. Timmy Might Bury Y’all |
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:04. Vow |
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:05. Hush |
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:06. Iran Iraq |
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:07. Khakis |
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:08. Running from |
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:09. Lust |
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:10. Glimmer of |
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:11. Twist the Facts |
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===2020=== |
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*Hichkas - ''Mojaz'' |
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:01." Rosva" |
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:02." To koja boodi?" |
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:03." Sakhte mosalmoon boodan" |
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:04." Ghazi mano doost dasht" |
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:05." Man kiam?" |
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:06." Chera nemimiri?" |
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:07." Az ashnayitoon khoshalam" |
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:08." Shabi gorga" |
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:09." Khalaaf kaaraye asli" |
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:10." Terroreshoon kon" |
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:11." Jadvalo roya" |
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:12." Sheytoone mige" |
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:13." Ki mige" |
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:14." Ye maks" |
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:15." Mahze mokhaalefat" |
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:16." Va zir" |
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*Quf - Tarane alidoosti |
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*Fadaei - Dige Tablo Shode |
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*Fadaei - Abi GHermaz |
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*Shapur - Ettelaat |
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===2021=== |
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*Fadaei - Koli |
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*Fadaei - Bilit |
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*Fadaei - Fatehe |
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*Fadaei - Sarnegooni |
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*Shapur - Ghasem kojayi |
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*Fadaei - Az Karaj Ta Langerud |
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===2022=== |
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*Fadaei - ''Hagh'' |
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:01." Moghaddame" |
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:02." Tavaf" |
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:03." Alef" |
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:04." Maslahati" |
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:05." Timarestane Dahe 60" |
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:06." Mehr O Raha" |
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:07." Mage Chi Mishe" |
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:08." Mohajer" |
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:09." Narefigh" |
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:10." Zard" |
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:11." Az Samime Ghalb" |
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:12." Rahbar" |
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:13." Khoon" |
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*Shapur - Marg Bar Kolle Nezam |
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*Fadaei - Taskhir |
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*Fadaei - Meshki |
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*Shapur - Kerkere |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [http://www.mahdyar.com Official site] |
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* {{IMDb name|3758497}} |
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* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mahdyar-Aghajani/102112176492903 Facebook page] |
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* [http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9781435455054/181 A case study of Mahidyar Aghajani on 'Big Studio Secrets for Home Recording and Production'] |
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* [https://www.radiofaryad.com/blog/mahdyar-interview-newsweek Mahdyar Interview With Newsweek'] |
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* [http://www.last.fm/music/Mahdyar+Aghajani/Instrumentals Instrumental samples at Last.fm] |
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* [http://sites.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/eclectik/index.php?id=86693 Interview with Radio France] |
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* [http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9781435455054/181 A case study of Mahdyar Aghajani on 'Big Studio Secrets for Home Recording and Production'] |
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Mahdyar Aghajani | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Mahdyar Aghajani |
Born | January 22, 1989 |
Origin | Tehran, Iran |
Genres | Experimental, soundtrack, fusion, hip hop, electronic |
Occupation(s) | Musician, film composer, record producer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Website | www.mahdyar.com |
Mahdyar Aghajani (Persian: مهدیار آقاجانی; born 22 January 1989) is a musician, record producer and composer born and raised in Tehran, Iran. He raised the standard of Iranian underground music, using Persian traditional instruments (such as oud, santoor, daf, tombak, ney, kamancheh and qanoon) in electronic and hip hop music.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2005 Hichkas released the first Iranian hip hop album Jangale Asfalt (The Asphalt Jungle). Mahdyar Aghajani, musician and producer of this album, integrated hip hop and Iranian traditional music in a creative way.[2] Mahdyar's production on Jangale Asfalt has nonetheless set a new benchmark in the evolution of Persian rap, with tracks like "Vatan Parast" ("The Patriot") serving as the fusion of Iranian/Middle Eastern harmonies and pounding urban protest music.[3]
After an interview with Nasim-E-Haraz magazine regarding the release of his first mainstream album in 2006 with Hichkas, Mahdyar faced pressured from the Iranian government.[4] This was the most influential collaboration between Hichkas and Mahdyar and music they produced together was listened throughout Europe and Iran, so much so the government noticed the artists as a threat to the culture of Iran and had his name listed as a threat, despite use of traditional Iranian instruments and strong nationalistic lyrics.[5][6]
In 2009 Mahdyar composed the original soundtrack for the film No One Knows About Persian Cats. The film criticizes Iranian government policies regarding underground music. No One Knows About Persian Cats success at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival got part of the crew of the film in trouble with Iranian authorities. The pressure resulted in Mahdyar leaving his family behind at the age of 20 and he fled to Berlin then to Paris where he currently resides. He is busy with the production for couple of albums including Hichkas's forthcoming album and his own debut album [7][8]
Soundtracks
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- 2009: No One Knows About Persian Cats
- 2014: Rosewater
- 2014: Desert Dancer
Short films
[edit]- 2008: The Official Prince of Persia
- 2010: Demandez au Vent
Documentaries
[edit]- 2010: Cultures of Resistance
- 2011: Chroniques d'un Iran Interdit
- 2015: K2 and the Invisible Footmen
- 2016: Cast from the Storm
- 2017: Burkinabè Rising
Solo
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 2018: Seized
Singles
[edit]- 2011: Weasels and Warcries
- 2011: New Bloom
- 2013: Bang
- 2016: Gomrok
- 2017: Money Money
Production credits
[edit]2006
[edit]- Hichkas – The Asphalt Jungle
- 01. "Moghaddame"
- 02. "Dide o Del (feat. Reveal, Amin Fooladi and Bidad)"
- 03. "Ekhtelaf"
- 04. "Man Vaystadam"
- 05. "Introduction"
- 06. "Ghanoon"
- 07. "Vatan Parast (feat. Reveal and Amin Fooladi)"
- 08. "Oun Manam"
- 09. "Bar Paa"
- 10. "Zendan (featuring Reveal)"
- 11. "Dide o Del (Remix) (feat. Reveal, Amin Fooladi and Bidad)"
- 12. "Har Tor Shodeh Migam (Bonus Track)"
2008
[edit]- Hichkas
- "Bunch of Soldiers"Ye Mosht Sarbaz"[9]
2009
[edit]- Bahman Ghobadi – No One Knows About Persian Cats
- 12. "Jouwani"
2010
[edit]- "Ye Rooze Khoob Miad"
- This song has become an instant hit, often blasting from cars on Tehran's busy streets in capital city Tehran.[10]
2011
[edit]- The Tour of Duty EP
- 01. "Hichkas - Anjām Vazife"
- 02. "Reveal - 021LDN"
- 03. "Hichkas - Mā Az Ounāshim"
- 04. "Fadaei - Vāstā Lāshi"
- 05. "Quf - Shak (feat. Fadaei)"
- Quf – Zir o Bam e Zirzamin
- 01. "Sobhe Masnavi"
- 02. "Balatar 1"
- 03. "Tariki"
- 04. "Hadaf (feat. Bidad)"
- 05. "I.R.A.N. (feat. 7Khat)"
- 06. "Hesse Gharib"
- 07. "Khavar Miane (feat. Lowkey)"
- 08. "Fazaye Sard"
- 09. "Marjan (feat. Reveal)"
- 10. "Miane Ghamhayam (feat. Fadaei)"
- 11. "Balatar 2"
- 12. "Shabe Khazan"
2012
[edit]- Hichkas - Young N Foolish (feat. Reveal & Quf & Kool G Rap)
- Fadaei - Adl EP
- 01. "Zendegi"
- 02. "Sarzamine Madari"
- 03. "Chi Shenidi (Feat. Hichkas)"
- 04. "Jabe Jadooyi"
- 05. "80 (Feat. Quf)"
- 06. "Nemidoonam"
2013
[edit]- Birdy Nam Nam - Written in the Sand (Mahdyar Aghajani Remix)
2018
[edit]- Mahdyar Aghajani - Seized
- 01. Seize
- 02. Money Money
- 03. Timmy Might Bury Y’all
- 04. Vow
- 05. Hush
- 06. Iran Iraq
- 07. Khakis
- 08. Running from
- 09. Lust
- 10. Glimmer of
- 11. Twist the Facts
2020
[edit]- Hichkas - Mojaz
- 01." Rosva"
- 02." To koja boodi?"
- 03." Sakhte mosalmoon boodan"
- 04." Ghazi mano doost dasht"
- 05." Man kiam?"
- 06." Chera nemimiri?"
- 07." Az ashnayitoon khoshalam"
- 08." Shabi gorga"
- 09." Khalaaf kaaraye asli"
- 10." Terroreshoon kon"
- 11." Jadvalo roya"
- 12." Sheytoone mige"
- 13." Ki mige"
- 14." Ye maks"
- 15." Mahze mokhaalefat"
- 16." Va zir"
- Quf - Tarane alidoosti
- Fadaei - Dige Tablo Shode
- Fadaei - Abi GHermaz
- Shapur - Ettelaat
2021
[edit]- Fadaei - Koli
- Fadaei - Bilit
- Fadaei - Fatehe
- Fadaei - Sarnegooni
- Shapur - Ghasem kojayi
- Fadaei - Az Karaj Ta Langerud
2022
[edit]- Fadaei - Hagh
- 01." Moghaddame"
- 02." Tavaf"
- 03." Alef"
- 04." Maslahati"
- 05." Timarestane Dahe 60"
- 06." Mehr O Raha"
- 07." Mage Chi Mishe"
- 08." Mohajer"
- 09." Narefigh"
- 10." Zard"
- 11." Az Samime Ghalb"
- 12." Rahbar"
- 13." Khoon"
- Shapur - Marg Bar Kolle Nezam
- Fadaei - Taskhir
- Fadaei - Meshki
- Shapur - Kerkere
References
[edit]- ^ Fabre, Clarisse (2009-12-22). "Article: De Téhéran à Mashhad, le parcours du combattant de milliers de musiciens". Le Monde.
- ^ "Article: Rap in Iran". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "Article: The Prophets of the Protest". Archived from the original on 2012-05-14.
- ^ Manzoni, Rebecca (2009-12-19). "Interview: Mahidyar Aghjani". Radio France.
- ^ "Iran's underground music challenge". BBC News. 2006-05-08.
- ^ Corbin, Jane (2009-06-08). "Article: Iran: Rap, blogs and the political mix". BBC News.
- ^ Schwaab, Catherine (2009-12-31). "Interview: Bahman Ghobadi discussed about artists having to leave Iran". Paris Match.
- ^ "Interview: Mahdiyar fled Iran".
- ^ Video: BUNCH OF SOLDIERS official video. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (2010-05-29). "Article: Iranian artists, musicians give voice to opposition amid censorship". The Washington Post.