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**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:45 PM

Ebi(ebrahim hamedi)...He was born in Tehran,He released more than 20 albums in more than 30 years. he moved to united states after 1979. He Has worked With the well-known poets Like ardalan sarfaraz,iraj janatie ataie,touraj shabankhani,Masoud hooshmand,Shahyar ghanbari,Amir farrokh tajalli,Masoud amini,Leila kasraa,Bijan samandar,masoud fardmanesh and paksima zakipour...And with great composers like: babak bayat,farid zoland,esfandiar monfaredzade,siavah ghomaishi,andranik,abdi yamini...and he has worked with SHAHRAM AZAR,TIKRAN SAKIAN and SHOUBERT AVAKIAN.
His Album SETARE HAYE SORBI was one of the top albums ever released in persian music indusutry...The Triangle of SIAVASH GHOMAISHI,EBI,IRAJ JANATIE ATAIE...he had also lyrics from Paksima(adat)and amir farrokh tajalli(Ki ashkato pak mikone)...
after the album TOLOOE kon he stopped working with ardalan sarfaraz,farid zoland and shahyar ghanbari...
He Released The album SHABE NILOOFARI...he again worked with SIAVASH GHOAMSHI and iraj janatie ataie...The arrangments were done by Shoubert avakian...His new album is HASRATE PARVAZ with the songs from SHOUBERT AVAKIAN...and the Lyrics of ZOYA ZAKARIAN and IRAJ JANATIE ATAIE...Ebi is working on his LAST ALBUM...and he will stop releasing albums...HE is now living in sweden with his wife MAHSHID...

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:45 PM

Shadmehr Aghili is an Iranian musician, singer, and composer.

He was born in Tehran in 1973. His father died when Shadmehr was only a school student, and young Shadmehr began studying music with the encouragement of his brother and mother. He learned to play the piano and the violin just before his 12th year. The guitar is also an instrument which Shadmehr learned to play in a dexterous manner. After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, he entered a school of arts in Tehran and in a short time showed great intelligence in composing and playing music.

After receiving a music diploma, when pop music was forbidden in Iran, Shadmehr entered the "music school of television". Around 1995 the first pop music permitted after the revolution was played on official Iranian television. This was dramatic music with Ahmad Shamlou's poetry read by Khashayar Etemadi.

Shadmehr composed a great deal of music for other singers. Finally, in 1997, his first album was presented, Bahareman ("My spring"), which was a collection of classic and folkloric music played and arranged by Shadmehr (violin, guitar, piano, keyboard). In the same year his voice was heard in Mabood, his first vocal music, and afterward he continued work that resulted in Mosafer ("The traveler"), his first complete vocal album. In 1999 he made Dehati ("The villager"), an album with rock and roll, 6'n'8 and popular works. After its release none of his work has been permitted to play on TV in Iran or be released as an album. From 1999 to 2002, he acted in two musical movies and worked for many other artists as player, composer and manager.

After these problems, in 2002 he migrated to Canada in order to create new works far from the pressure of Iran's government.Adamforoush ("Traitor", 2004) and "Popcorn" are his most recent albums released in Canada and the U.S.

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:46 PM

Afshin was born on the 6th of May 1978 in Babol, a town in northern Iran. Afshin is one of the biggest Persian pop stars. His music is fresh and new, merging Persian lyrics and musical traditions with Western pop.
his latest album "Maach" had big hits such as the album titled song "Mach" and "Dige azat Badam Miyad".
He has collaborated with his brother Amir Ali to make very nice mixture of persian pop themes with german lyrics.
His lyrics are simple and prefered by young generation.
He once claimed he is thinking of put an end to his singing career because of personal reasons, but we hope he keeps singing and making music for-eva

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:47 PM

Dariush Eghbali is an Iranian pop singer that born in Tehran on February 4, 1951. he became popular with his song Don't Tell Me You Love Me when he was twenty years old. his songs are about love, peace, freedom and justice. He sings poems of Rumi, Hafez, Shamlou, and Naderpour, or lyrics of "Attaie","ghanbari" "sarfaraz","negahban" and "biat". his body of work consists of over 200 songs in 25 albums.

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:47 PM

Mansour was born in Teheran-Iran. Mansour came to America when he was 13. Mansour started recording his first album in 1991. In August 1994 Mansour's first album- Ferferehaayeh Bi Baad was released on Caltex Records. He Has Worked With The Great Composers and Poets SUch as SHAHYAR GHANBARI,HOMAYOUN HOOSHYARNEZHAD,HOMA MIRAFSHAR,HASSAN SHAMAIZADEH,ABDI YAMINI,PAKSIMA ZAKIPOUR,SIAVASH GHOMAISHI,MANOUCHEHR CHESHM AZAR,MASOOD FARDMANESH,MEHRDAD ASEMANI. After the album GHAYEGH-E-KAGHAZI he swichted his music from LOVE SONGS AND SAD SONGS to energitic and dance songs...From Difficult poems to pop lyrics...and also a change in the company(after the album FAGHAT BE KHATERE TO)...He started working With VARTAN AVANESIAN & JAHANGIR TABARYAYI in TARANEH RECORDS...The Album ZENDEGI...consisted of the songs from MANSOUR,MANOOCHEHR CHESHM AZAR and the lyrics of PAKSIMA and BABAK ROOZBEH...He continued working with them also in the album DIVOONE...
One year later the album FARARI released...There was no sing of PAKSIMA...all the songs were composed by mansour...all the arrangments was done by MANOOCHEHR CHESHmAZAR& FRED MIRZA...The Lyrics was from BABAK ROOZBEH and HOMA MIRAFSHAR...Mansour Says He has found his love of life...

**donsaeid** · 10-08-2006, 02:48 PM

thanx alot goorgoor

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:48 PM

Andy Andranik Madadian ( اندی آندرانیک مددیان), better known by his stage name "Andy", is an Iranian Armenian singer and former professional soccer player currently based in Glendale, California. He is often referred to as the "Persian Elvis Presley."

He has been awarded Best Armenian International Singer of the year four times and in 1994 Universal Studios declared Andy the best Iranian singer of the decade. Andy has released fifteen music albums since the start of his career including "And My Heart..." in which he sings five tracks in Persian, two in Armenian, two in Spanish, two in English, one in Arabic, and one in Hindi. His music is currently banned by the government in Iran, but bootleg versions of his albums can be found very easily.

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:49 PM

Shahram Nazeri (1949- ), is a contemporary Iranian Musician playing Persian and Kurdish music. He was born in Kermanshah located in western Iran.

His music career started with the help of his father at childhood. He enjoyed the classes of the Persian music masters such as Abdullah Davami, Abdol Ali Vaziri, Jalal Zolfonoun, Mohammad Reza Shajarian and others.

His works include Gol e Sad Barg (The one-hundred-leaf-flower), Yadegar e doust (The friend's memoir), Seda ye Sokhan e Eshgh (the sound of Love's Word), Shour Angiz (Joy Giver), and many others.

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:50 PM

Black Cats

Black Cats

The Group Founded Before Islamic Revoloutin In iran...Many Popular Singers Like EBI,FARHAD and SHAHRAM SHABPAREH Once were The Singers of The Group ...They Stop Releasing Albums Till the 80's When SHAHBAL SHABPARE introduced The new band: Pirooz(Frontman,Composer,Lyrics)...David Betsamo,Ramin...After 3 or 4 albums Pirooz Left The Group...One year later The new Group formed; 2 young and talented Brothers "KAMRAN & HOOMAN" were The vocalists... Cindrella and Popfather Were only two albums with KAMRAN & HOOMAN...
After nearly 3 years The New Black Cats(NEXT LEVEL)formed...The group Entirely Changed...The New Singer is a young boy with a magical voice called KAMYAR...the arrangments are done by SHOUBERT AVAKIAN(he has worked with Great singers like Leila foroohar,Sattar,Shahram kashani,shahram shabpare,Ebi,pooya and many more)...and the songs are composed by SHOUBERT and SHAHBAL himself...Their new album has been released named THE SCREAM OF THE CATS...

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:56 PM

Hayedeh (also transcribed Haideh or Haydeh; هایده in Persian) (1942 - January, 20 1990) was an Iranian pop and classical singer who died in exile.

Hayedeh was born in the Iranian capital Tehran. Her career began as a singer on a Tehran Radio program called Gol-ha-ye Rangarang (Colorful Flowers) directed by Davood Pirnia. She studied Avaz (Iranian vocal music) with the great Iranian violinist and composer Ali Tajvidi. "Azadeh" (music by A. Tajvidi, lyrics by Rahi Moayeri) became Hayedeh's first hit, performed on Radio Tehran with the Gol-ha Orchestra in 1968. Apalon Records in Tehran released "Azadeh".
Hayedeh and Anoushiravan Rohani at the National Iranian Radio and TV, Tehran, 1975 (Photo from Persian Weekly Tamasha)
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Hayedeh and Anoushiravan Rohani at the National Iranian Radio and TV, Tehran, 1975 (Photo from Persian Weekly Tamasha)

In the 1970s Hayedah added pop-music to her classical Persian repertoire. In the course of her career Hayedeh worked with several composers and songwriters, such as Ali Tajvidi, Farid Zoland, Anoushiravan Rohani, Sadegh Nojuki, Andranik and Mohammad Heydari. Prominent lyricists she worked with included Esmaeel Navabe Safa, Bijan Taraghi, Leila Kasra (aka Hadieh), Homa Mir-Afshar and Ardalan Sarfaraz.

Shortly before the Iranian Revolution in 1978, Hayedeh emigrated to the United Kingdom. She moved on to the United States in 1982 to continue her career.

From 1982 until the end of her life, Hayedeh lived in Los Angeles near her sister, Mahasti, also a well-known Iranian singer. The growth of the Iranian-American community in Southern California (due to the increasing number of Iranians leaving Iran to escape the fundamentalist government) bolstered Hayedeh's career in the 1980s. Hayedeh's political and nostalgic songs such as "Rouza-ye Roshan Khodahafez" ("Goodbye Daylight") and "Faryad" ("Cry") became very popular with the Iranianexile community. Taraneh Records, Pars Video, MZM and Caltex Records - four California-based leading Persian music companies - released most of her songs.

According to Prof. Erik Nakhjavani in Encyclopedia Iranica: "Analogues to Delkash, before her, Hayedeh sang with technical authority and passionate energy. Her laryngeal control made it possible for her to produce a series of graceful vibrato and glissando vocalizations required by the Avaz [Persian voal music]. She could smoothly pass from the upper reaches of her alto voice to the lower, fuller, and darker range of the contralto. This mixture of strong laryngeal strength and learned vocal technique gave her alto-contralto voice a rare, powerful resonance and texture in the performance of the Avaz. Furthermore an acute sense for musical timing, the rhythmic flow of vocal music, affective musical phrasing, and poetic delivery enabled her to express and interpret effectively any songs she sang."

In the 1980s Hayedeh regularly appeared in programs on the Los Angeles-based Jaam-e Jam TV founded by Manouchehr Bibiyan and a few other Iranian artists in exile. In addition to criticizing Iran's fundamentalist régime on the programs, she also receorded at Jaam-e Jam Studio more than 40 music videos which were secretly distributed in Iran. Hayedeh also twice traveled to London and gave two concerts alongside a complete orchestra (conducted by Farnoush Behzad) at the Royal Albert Hall. She also once appeared at UCLA with a Persian instrumental ensemble led by Manouchehr Sadeghi. She also gave a concert in Israel, home to thousands of Iranian Jewish immigrants. Her concert in Israel was primarily for her good publicity, this was because of a statement she has made some time back which some Iranian jews deemed anti semetic.

Hayedeh died at the age of 47 from a heart attack due to drug overdose some hours after a concert at the Casablanca Club in San Francisco, California. Sadly, like many other prominent Iranian singers, Hayedeh had involved herself with alcohol and drugs, which lead to poor health shortly before her death. Khosrow Motarjemi, an Iranian IT expert in California, reportedly made a video of this concert, which was released privately and has reached the hands of many fans. Hayedeh told people that night, "The life is like an express train and we have to use our time... I am going to God's House; who knows what will be happened in future, perhaps I will not alive tomorrow...". Her last song of the performance was "Man Mikham Be Khoune-ye Khoda Beram" ("I am going to God's House"). The lyricist of this song, Leila Kasra (Hedieh), died of cancer a few months before Hayedeh's death.

Hayedeh's funeral took place in Los Angeles' Westwood Cemetery: thousands of her fans attended.
Hayedeh's gravestone in Westwood Cemetry in Los Angeles (Photo by Arash Behtash)
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Hayedeh's gravestone in Westwood Cemetry in Los Angeles (Photo by Arash Behtash)

Hayedeh married three times and left three children named Kamran, Keyvan and Noushin Nouri. They all live in the US and are not active in the music industry.

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:57 PM

Mahasti (Persian: مهستی‎ ) is an Iranian pop singer. She was born in 1946 and is the younger sister of Hayedeh. she got married wih Kouros nazemiyan who worked for Petrolium company in Abadan and the result of this marriage was Sahar the only daughter of her and Nazemiyan. she lived in Abadan for several years with her family and then moved to tehran she divorced from Nazemiyan and married for the second time with Bahram Sanandaji who was a rich man who had shoes agencies in Iran and this marriage also ended. She immigrated to the UK in 1978 and a few years later to the USA where she currently resides. she started a new collaboration with Mehran a new young singer and he is her manager for performing her concert in the different part of the world.

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 02:58 PM

Siavash Shams (in Persian: سیاوش; born January 26, 1962 in Ahvaz, Iran) is a Persian Pop singer and songwriter who has released 6 successful albums. He brings an electricity and style to the stage playing sold-out venues around the world including: Caesar's Palace, Hollywood Palladium & El Rey theatre in Los Angeles, the Hippodrome and Le Palace in London, and Aughenhausen Coliseum in Germany and numerous other venues with capacities from 1,000 to 12,000.

He blasted onto the Persian music scene in 1985 with his debut album "Hamsayehhaa", which to date is the best selling Persian album of all time. The album was produced by the well-known Persian producer Elton Farokh Ahi. Young and fresh, with a sizzling look and voice, he was an instant success. The album broke all sales records in the U.S., Europe and Canada, selling over 500,000 copies, with its breakthrough song, "Persian Girl" or "Dokhtar Irooni". His follow up album "Sahneh" in 1992 was an amazing album as it became a big hit. The title song "Sahneh" completely changed the style of Persian music, mixing a modern beat and style, which not only showcased his amazing vocal range but established him as a solid songwriter and musician as well. 6 out of the total 8 songs from the album became big hits. "Pedar" was a amazing album with instsnt hits like "Dokhtareh Choopoon", "Tou", "Baroon" and "Begoo Areh". Pedar ("Father" in Farsi,) the title song from the album "Pedar" was written by himslef for his own father. Siavash also wrote another song for his father that was out on his website when his father passed away in 2003. In 1996 he released "Didar" with Susan Roshan that was aslo a top sellers with many classic hits. "Faryad" (Farsi for "Scream") was released in 1998 and was a smash, selling out of stores, 35,000 copies in the first 3 months. The album was produced by himself. The now classic "Boro Dige Dooset Nadaram" became a huge hit, with its upbeat, spirited lyrics written by Siavash about losing love and regaining your life, "Go away, I don't love you any more" became the song of a generation. With this album Siavash also began to cross over into a world market with his breakthrough Spanish hit, "Historia de Amour" which has been played in radio stations in Mexico and the hit English single "Grace".

In 2001, after 3 years, Siavash released a new album "The Voice". The album did not do as well as his previous albums, primarily because most of the songs were in English, but it did have one huge hit " Heddieh Iroon". The song was written by Siavsh after he recieved a letter from a fan in Iran.

In 2003, Siavash married his long time American manager and currently lives with her in Los Angeles. That year he also released a song on his website that was up for download for free. The song "javoonaayeh Irooni" was a political song about the freedom of young people in Iran. The song was the first Persian rock song and was and still is liked by many.

In 2005, he announced that he will be releasing two new albums, a Persian album named "Seven" and an English album named "Belive".

Caltex Records releases

* 1985: Hamsaayehaa
* 1992: Sahneh
* 1995: Pedar
* 1996: Didar (with Susan Roshan)

Avang Releases

* 1998: Faryad

World Music Records Releases

* 2001: The Voice

**GoorGoor** · 10-08-2006, 03:00 PM

Leila Forouhar (in Persian: لیلا فروهر, born 1958 in Ishafan, Iran) is a legendary Iranian singer and actress whose popularity in countries like Iran and Tajikestan — but particularly Afghanistan — has spanned decades of time. A multi-talented star who is noted for not only for her acting ability but also her voice, dancing ability and beauty.

Leila is the daughter of the late Iranian actor Jahangir Forouhar. He had already established a solid background in the Iranian entertaintment industry by the early 70's. Her father was to have a great influence on the future singer and she has spoken of this in detail in her interviews. She started following the foot steps of her father to movies, with her initiation beginning with the minor roles she played in various movies that were based mainly on the social issues of the Shah era. With time, she was able to secure a child star title and especially with the release of “Soltaneh Ghalbhaa” (King of Hearts), her fame had already spread to all three Persian countries. By her teenage years, she was already posing modeling shots for top fashion magazines along her work as an actress. Playing such various roles from the girl next door ("Ezteraab") to a wanderer ("Three Sisters") to a drug addict ("The Thirsty Ones"), her image was well cemented in Persian society.

In 1974, Leila began a new direction to her career when she announced her break into the music industry. After a few voice tests, Leila was immediately given an opportunity to record an album. The instant best-seller titled "Leila Forouhar" recorded in Iran flew off the shelves in Afghanistan in less than a day. The music videos accompanying this album were TV stations' most requested for months, and to this day remain classics. Particularly the songs "Cheshma-e-Nour" and "Eshgh Mesle Atisheh" made headlines in distinct entertainment publications which raved about the new singing sensation. A huge success, it was praised as the greatest album introduced to the Afghan society by a female singer. So well was its reception that she immediately unseated the then favorite singer Googoosh as the most popular female singer. The young Leila which had been seen as a child star was dancing rhythmically to tunes that absorbed her early fans but critics as well.

A favorite of columnists who followed her every move to report to the enthusiastic public, she was the face of all glossy magazines in Afghanistan. Her hairstyle from "Cheshma-e-Nour" became for years the most sought after look in Kabul. This was the first time a patriarchal society had bestowed a female artist such affection. A survery conducted in the 70’s named Leila as every Afghan man’s Fantasy Mistress.

A round of performances followed until Iran became entangled in political turmoil.

The Iranian Revolution based on religious ideology opposed any form of art that it deemed corrupt. A revolutionary court order named popular singers and actors (both male and female) to show up for a court hearing. In this Leila was the third person listed. It was well ingrained that these artists must renounce their careers or face legal consequences. Without any choice, many singers accepted the orders and withdrew to oblivion.

With the outbreak of war with neighboring Iraq, the Iranian movie and music industry was debilitated. Initially Leila's family decided to stay in Tehran in hopes of end of fighting a return to the pre-revolutionary era. With the elongation of the war year , Leila decided to leave the country. So in 1986, she and her family moved to France. Up until 1988 Leila she remained in Paris; however, passive as an artist. During this time, much of the press speculated about Leila's possible comeback to singing. Afghan journalists even traveled to France to interview with the diva but were unsuccessful, as a result of her desire to keep a low profile. But her silence was soon to break.

In 1988 Leila and her family moved to the United States quickly establishing contact with Los Angeles based Iranian artists who had fled at the outbreak of the revolution. That same year, she released "Makhmal-e-Naz" and in 1989 “Hedieh” (The Gift). A phenomenal success, "Hedieh" was received with equal acclamation from both critics and fans. The hit song "Ey Dil" (My Heart) became immensely popular, rekindling a craze similar to that brought on by pre-revolutionary favorite "Cheshma-e-Nour." As a matter of fact, in one of her performances after the release of "Hedieh" it was reported that the concert hall echoed more of the attendee applause than the music itself. Soon after an album a year kept fans on their edge. During the 90's she re-established her reputation as favorite female singer, often teaming up with other Persian artists to deliver numerous notable albums.

In 2005, Leila married a Los Angeles based Iranian-American businessman in a ceremony that included many colleague singers and entertainers. She is said to maintain a balance between her marriage and career. Covering three generations of admirers now, she is popular among fans of all ages, some of whom weren't even born when her first album was released.

Her two songs, "Cheshma-e-Nour" (1974) and especially "Ey Dil" (1989) have been marked as immortal melodies, contributing to the enduring popularity of the singer.

Discography

Avang Records Releases

* 1974: Leila Forouhar

Caltex Records Releases

* 1989: Hedieh (with Shahram Solati)
* 1991: Shaans
* 1995: Tapesh
* 1996: Saraab
* 1997: Love Songs
* 1997: Planet Of Harmony
* 1997: Dance Beat
* 1997: Attal Mattal (with Ebi)
* 1998: Love Story
* 1999: Didar (with Shahram Shabpareh)
* 1999: Yek Samado Do Leila (soundtrack from the play "Yek Samado Do Leila")
* 2000: Tasvir
* 2001: Story Of Yours, Story Of Mine
* 2003: Live In Concert At The Kodak Theatre
* 2005: A Kiss

Taraneh Record Releases

* 1993: Hamsafar
* 1994: Do Parandeh

Pars Video Releases

* 1988: Makhmal-e-Naaz
* 1998: Ghahremaanaane Vatan(with Andy and Dariush)

MZM Records Releases

* 1992: Bahaaneh

**DokhtarIrooni** · 10-08-2006, 03:24 PM

Dariush

Dariush - Iranian Legend

A phenomenon in the history of Iranian music, Dariush’s art carries forth an essence from an ancient land. Dariush’s music and his tremendous stylistic lyricism have touched the souls of people all over the world for over three decades. Dariush is a legend; he is one of the most gifted performers on the contemporary scene. He is one of the geniuses of the Iranian popular music. His evocative voice defines the great divide between raw power and beauty. His lyrics explore the intimate connection between pain and joy in the lives of ordinary hardworking people and in doing so; he gives profound expression to feelings known to all Iranians. His rich timbre and the emotion weaved around it is so beautiful to hear, it is at times painful to listen because of the dark expression of life’s passions and injustices. It is not an exaggeration to claim that his music is like poetry deeply felt and as such it has reached into the hearts of Iranian conscience.

BIOGRAPHY

Dariush was born in Teheran on February 4, 1951 with the full name Dariush Eghbali, and spent his early years in Karaj and Kurdistan. His talent was first recognized at an early age of nine, when he appeared on stage at his school. Hassan khayatbashi introduced him to the public at the age of twenty through Iranian television. He immediately became popular with his legendary song “Do not tell me you love me” his contemporary and unique style opened a new era in the Iranian music.

Dariush has never compromised his deeply held beliefs, for which he was even imprisoned and persecuted before the revolution in Iran. Whether he sings poems of shamloo, Rumi, Hafez and naderpour, or lyrics of janati attaie, ghanbari, Sarfaraz, Negahban and bayat, the one theme that runs through all his music is that of love, peace, freedom and justice. He has collaborated with such renowned artists as Ahmad Pejman, Mohammad Shams, Farid Zoland, Varoujan and many other innovative and avant guarde lyricists, musicians, and composers.

His body of work consists of over 200 songs in 25 albums. With remarkable sensitivity and undeniable logic, he has created an astonishing repertoire and a glorious body of work. He has the ability to interpret all forms of music with consummate ease. He has dazzled audiences with great virtuosity with his bright and effervescent performances. He has had sold out performances in concert hall around the world notably: Wembley (London), Carnegie Hall (New York,) Kennedy center (Washington DC,) Koncertoes (Stockholm), Greek theater (Los Angeles), Universal Amphitheater (Los Angeles), and Palais de Congres (Paris).

Dariush has earned the respect and love of his admirers not only because of his talent in the world of music as a performer, but also as an accomplished composer. Furthermore, his performances in the Iranian Cinema, more specifically in two films: “Yaran" and "Faryad zir ab” have earned great reviews. Recently, his incredible amount of sheer hard work in bringing awareness and support to the world of addiction has insured his place among the mere handful of humanitarian Iranian artists who have made an impact in the lives of people with compassion and passion. Through the establishment of the Iran Recovery Center, and Ayeneh Foundation, by creating such websites as Behboudi.com, the first Farsi website addressing substance abuse, Ayeneh.org, the first and only website addressing all social maladies widespread among our countrymen all around the world, and his own web log, dariusheghbali.com; through educational seminars and conferences around the world, and as a member of Amnesty International, Dariush has raised his voice to make a difference. His goal is to create a nurturing environment conducive to allowing people to develop healthy, drug free lives, encouraging them and their family and loved ones to acquire and seek the skills to achieve sobriety and successfully maintain it, to bring social awareness regarding the plight of our countrymen and to create a bridge between those in need and those who can lend a helping hand. As such, his contributions have been recognized by the Self-Help And Recovery Exchange, which selected him to receive the Ron Simmons & Rev, Ronald L. Wright Award, for his outstanding contribution to support group participation by minority communities.

Dariush and his music have swept the worldwide musical scene with such haunting and powerful voice that could break a heart. His inherent musicality and intelligence and the astonishing beauty of his timbre, coupled with a passionate belief in the importance of civil liberties and political and human rights has made him an international symbol of a free Iran. He has been a messenger of love and compassion to the refugees all around the world struggling to find a tiny nest away from the tyranny and suppression. As such, he has been embraced by the Arab world, with its rich musical culture, with great enthusiasm. In a recent international festival of music video and tele-media held in Bahrain, Dariush was recognized as the sole representative of contemporary Iranian music. He was awarded the highest peace trophy. In the closing ceremonies of the festival, Dariush sang of freedom, particularly in his homeland, Iran, and passionately expressed his firm commitment towards being the voice of awareness, bringing attention to the plight of his countrymen struggling for freedom.

His flawless taste in music, poetry and lyrics, and his magnificent ability to touch the souls of his countrymen have been the main source of his enduring style. His engaging personality and his fierce loyalty to the need of the society has undoubtedly proven to be inspiring to the younger generation. This ever-growing impact on the younger generation, who were not even born when he began his career, as well as those who are avidly following his every move is generating over 200,000 hits a day on his website Dariush2000.com. Dariush transcends the world of popular and traditional Iranian music that he has commanded for over three decades, and has awarded the most glorious spot in the heart and soul of his countrymen all over the world.

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