Various Artists / Rough Guide To Iran
Album: Rough Guide To Iran   Collection:World
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Jun 2006
Label:World Music Network  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-08-13 Pull Date: 2006-10-15 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Oct 15 Oct 1 Sep 17 Sep 10 Sep 3 Aug 27 Aug 20
Airplays: 1 2 2 6 2 1 4

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 22, 2022: Music Casserole
Yãzdah, Sari Galin
4. Jul 20, 2010: Mediterraneans
Darde Eshgh
2. Jul 15, 2019: Global Ginga
Daramad Homayoun, Yãzdah, Dar Har Rage Man (Within Each Of My Veins)
5. Jun 23, 2009: At the Cafe Bohemian
Dekay Ambar, Dekay Auber
3. Aug 20, 2015: Melange
Dekay Ambar, Dekay Auber
6. Jun 20, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum: Weekend Edition
Lullaby

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2006-08-14
Music you will hear in downtown Tehran today: traditional classical, folk and rock. The liner notes are very informative.
1: 3: 28 bowed strings, male vocal, fast. High energy. Cool sounds, rock oriented
2: 4:12 fast percussion, male vocals, fast hammered strings, traditional but fast.
3: 7:40 slow haunting vocal/wail, duduk maestro Djivan Gasparyan
***4: 2:06 low level but GREAT percussion, Instrumental
5: 3:30 slow & low plucked strings & fem vocal/wail, slow but beautiful sound.
**6: 2:04 breathy reed flute (ney) instrumental
7: 3:47 slow & low plucked strings minimal vocal
***8: 5:55 great plucked & bowed strings, slow and very nice
**9: 5:15 male vocal/wail with gentle guitar & far out double flute
10: 4:18 mid tempo plucked & strummed strings
11: 3:18 mild rock with spoken word/wail of Rumi and Hafez
**12: 3:37 nice plucked dotar ( long-necked lute) male vocal/wail
***13: 4: 25 plucked & bowed strings, male vocals nice traditional folk romp.
***14: 4:26 slow& low drone intro then ROCK jam. Hafez poetry set to rock music.
***15: 8:24 fast low plucked & bowed string/percussion jam intro, than male vocal/wail great traditional classical sound applause at end. D Farrell 08/2006

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Arian Band Afsoongar (Glamorous)
2. Kamkars, The Dekay Ambar, Dekay Auber
3. Alizadeh, Hossein & Djivan Gasparyan Sari Galin
4. Trio Chemirani Yãzdah
5. Javdan, Parvin Daramad Homayoun
6. Afsharnia, Abdolnaghi Dashti
7. Dastan Ensemble & Shahram Nazeri Saz Va Avaz
8. Kalhor, Kayhan & Ali Akbar Moradi Showgh
9. Jahlé Lullaby
10. Mehdipour, Chengis Misri Koroglu
11. Barad Dar Har Rage Man (Within Each Of My Veins)
12. Soleimani, Haj Ghorban Zârenji Hossain Yâr
13. Zangeshâhi, Din Mohammad Yâ Ghows
14. O-Hum Darde Eshgh
15. Masters Of Persian Music Torkaman