Iranian Music and Popular Entertainment
From Motrebi to Losanjelesi and Beyond
By Gay Breyley, Sasan Fatemi
To Be Published December 1st 2013 by Routledge – 224 pages
Series: Iranian Studies
Description
This book provides broad coverage of popular music in Iran in the twentieth century right up to the present day. It includes an examination of the role of popular music in Iranian society and culture as well as its ongoing development and genres.
Contents
Introduction 1. Producing: Tehran’s Motreb and Ruhowzi 2. Thick Necks: Garden Koloft and other Motrebi Associates 3. The Repertoires of Motrebi and Kafe-I Music 4. The Evolution of the Motrebi Milieu from the 1950s 5. The Evolution of Iranian Popular Music 6. Before the Revolution: Pop, Beat, Rock and Googoosh 7. After the Revolution: The Los Angeles Factor 8. Made in Iran: New Popular Music. Conclusion
Author Bio
Sasan Fatemi is Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Tehran.
Gay Breyley is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Music-Conservatorium at Monash University, Australia.
Name: Iranian Music and Popular Entertainment: From Motrebi to Losanjelesi and Beyond (Hardback) – Routledge
Description: By Gay Breyley, Sasan Fatemi. This book provides broad coverage of popular music in Iran in the twentieth century right up to the present day. It includes an examination of the role of popular music in Iranian society and culture as well as its ongoing development and...
Categories: Middle East Studies, Iranian Studies, Popular Music, Cultural Studies, Middle East Culture, Middle East Society
