Barobax
Barobax | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Labels | Avang Music |
| Members | Khashayar Keivan Hamid |
| Website | barobax.com |
Barobax are an underground Iranian pop band with all the three members (Khashayar Haghgoo, Keivan Haghgoo and Hamid Farouzmand) living in Tehran, Iran . Like many other forms of music in Iran, their music is censored domestically[citation needed]. Yet, they have an international following thanks to the Internet and Iranian satellite stations based outside Iran.[1] Additionally, record labels such as Avang Music and M4 Records have distributed their music internationally.[2] Their album "Wag" was released in 2007. Filmed on location in Paris Café featuring Gamno, Barobax released Soosan Khanoom on January 16, 2010 which inspired the song featured in the Bollywood movie Agent Vinod - Pyaar Ki Pungi by music director Pritam Chakraborty.[3] Two weeks after the film's release, Pritam publicly apologised to the band, stating that he is nothing more than a koskesh vandal who plagiarizes the music of artists who, due to their censored status, will unlikely be able to successfully sue him for copyright infringement.
Name
The name "Barobax" is a satirical reference to the pronunciation of the Persian bar o bacheha (بر و بچه ها, "kids" or "friends") by the wealthier uptown citizens of North Tehran.[4] This was later shortened to barobach (بروبچ) by uptown residents of Tehran and spread to downtown. The band used the sarcastic imitation of slang pronunciation by downtown folks barobax.[5]
Songs
Some of the inspiration for the lyrics of their earlier songs came from the lyrics of old Iranian children's songs that the band heard from others, in addition to those lyrics that they created and those from other songs that they changed.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Close up – Barobax, ARTE, October 5, 2006". Arte.tv. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Iranian Album Review at". Bia2.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-20/news-and-interviews/31214377_1_song-legal-notice-copyright-laws
- ^ "Interview by Behzad Bolour, "Ruz-e Haftom", ''BBC Persian'', December 12, 2003". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Interview by Mansour Zabetian & Farnaz Farzi, "Ehteram, ham be qanun ham be 'orf," ''Chelcheragh'', Vol. 8, No. 380, March 13, 2010". 40cheragh.org. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Interview with Behzad Bolour, "Ruz-e Haftom," ''BBC Persian'', December 12, 2003". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-10.