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"Bamdad" from Pouya Mahmoodi
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"Razo Niaz" from Pouya Mahmoodi
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Mehr(Faryaad)
  Not unlike Marjane Satrapi from the graphic novel and film Persepolis, Iranian guitarist Pouya Mahmoodi was a child when the Shah was overthrown.  He grew up in  a house filled with Western Rock, but in Parisan exile became homesick for the sounds of his lost homeland.  Along the way he aquired an interest in fusion jazz.  All of this can be heard on Mehr, a moody and melodic collection of songs that brush against the mellow edge of prog rock.  Singing in Farsi, Mahmoodi also draws from the intricate filigree meters of Persian classical music.

By: David Luhrssen 02/07/08 >> go there
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