Bamahang Productions
Iranian Alternative Music, "Music from the Heart, not for the Hip"
Tired of recycled 6/8 Persian Pop dance beats? So are we! Bamahang Productions recommends the following albums:
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BASYA SCHECHTER: Queen's Dominion
An absolutely stunning instrumental album in collaboration with Persian Santur virtuoso Alan Kushan that combine influences from Jewish, Arabic, an Asian traditions, creating hypnotic mystical compositions that erupt into soulful improvisations..
Recommended if you like Simon Shaheen, Yair Dalal.CD price: $20.00
SARAKHS: Mordad 85
Persian alternative rock.
Recommended if you like Kiosk.CD price: $13.85 / MP3 price: $13.85
KIOSK: Adameh Mamooli (Ordinary Man)
Persian Rock. Totally NOT 6/8. If your ears are tired of recycled Persian Pop 6/8 beats, this will give you a good break.
Recommended if you like O-HUM.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
127 BAND: Khal Punk
127 merges Iranian music influences with jazz all together with an alternative sound. Some call it folk-punk, the band calls it Khal Punk.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
SUSSAN DEYHIM: Desert Equations: Azax Attra
Middle eastern world fusion with an exotic, expansive feel. Featuring Electro-Persian excursion by Iranian vocalist Sussan Deyhim and composer Richard Horowitz.
CD price: $17.98
NOMAD: Serenity
Nomad's original music is a masterful integration of Eastern and Western music, with Flamenco, Jazz and Blues influences. Soothing and Intellectually challenging, With a Beautiful blend of sound, from its use of ancient acoustic to modern instruments.
Recommended if you like Gipsy Kings, Strunz & Farah.CD price: $6.95 / MP3 price: $4.00
MINOO JAVAN: Les McCann Presents The Vocal Stylings of Minoo Javan All That Jazz . . . but in Persian
A lush, beautiful recording of soulful American Jazz standards sung in the soft and romantic Persian language. A musical tour-de-force produced by Les McCann, who assembled a group of jazz masters to play some of the most stunning arrangements heard in re
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
HAMED NIKPAY: Solo Passage (Gozar)
Having the reputation of being “One of Iran's Best Young Vocalists”, this is Hamed’s first instrumental collection of improvisations on Persian themes for Tar, Setar, Tanboor and Oud, performed as masterly as his provocative vocal Pieces.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
BAHRAM OSQUEEZADEH: SANTUR - PEJMAN HADADI: TOMBAK: Alast (Bayāt-e Esfāhān)
A meditative journey to Iran’s poetic melodies joins forces with the vibrant rhythms of Persian music to create an environment of musical contrast. Duo for Santur and Percussion (tombak and Daf).
CD price: $11.97 / MP3 price: $11.97
ARASH SASAN: Green Dream
Persian Rock, World Fusion and Contemporary Jazz featuring wonderful musicians.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
AMIR: Rumba Gitana
A unique blend of Spanish and Middle Eastern influences, featuring guitars, Flamenco styles and accompanied by violin, flute, bass and percussion.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
SHAHRAM SHIVA: RUMI: Lovedrunk
"Flurry of breathless kisses for your soul." RUMI: Lovedrunk blends the exotic and the meditative with the deep, resonant and hypnotic voice of Shiva, hip grooves and inventive arrangements of Glissant and mesmerizing vocals and musicianship of Harrison.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
ATOOSA: night of the deep bloom
Folk pop with a crisply resonant voice and intensely personal lyrics that will open your heart.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
NIMA & MERGE: debut CD
Instrumental infusion of jazz, world, and progressive rock with all original compositionsand unique instrumentation.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $8.99
SUSSAN DEYHIM/SHIRIN NESHAT: Turbulent
A haunting, compelling, weaving of Middle eastern world fusion with international music voices from ancient times to this day.
SUSSAN DEYHIM: Shy Angels
A compelling mixture of Middle Eastern musical styles and world fusion.
CD price: $17.98
AHMAD MANSOUR: Short Cuts
Groove based melodic contemporary jazz guitar music.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
KHAK (XAK): Impasse Of Mind
Persian Rock , German Rock , English Rock
Recommended if you like Kiosk.MP3 price: $14.97
AFSHIN TOUFIGHIAN: Reconciliation
Classical-Crossover Pianist and Multi-Instrumental Composer, playing music ranging from solo piano to orchestral with drums and percussion.
CD price: $11.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
RANA FARHAN: The Blues Are Brewin'
Jazz standards and classic blues numbers with a cool, sultry vibe
CD price: $10.00
NIMA & MERGE: Separate Worlds
After 2 years in the making, our new studio album is complete. Composed, arranged, & produced by Nima Rezai with selections co-written by Dan Heflin, Randy Graves, & Bob Culbertson. Engineered & mastered by Toby Rosen. The core group includes Nima Rez
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
GLOBAL PHATNESS & HAFEZ MODIR: Suryaghati
A bold new sound at the crossroads of world, jazz and phat electronic groove. You'll feel the heat of the desert, while the beats drive your body and melodies evolve your mind. Deeply original.
Recommended if you like A Tribe Called Quest.CD price: $12.00
KAFKA PONY: Music Of Mastaneh Nazarian
Modern jazz compositions/improvisations for guitar trio: beware of the twisted, unusual and the quirky.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $7.99
LALEH: Cool Revolution
Passionate, positive pop music mixed with exotic world grooves- new music for a new world.
MP3 price: $10.00
O-HUM: Aloodeh
Persian Underground Rock Music. Hafez & Rumi lyrics fused with Rock music. Experience being "Aloodeh" to O-Hum.
CD price: $14.00 / MP3 price: $14.00
ALAN KUSHAN: Unforgotten Sketches
An internationally recognized Persian avant-garde "santurist", and the leading exponent of the New Santur style.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
NIMA & MERGE: Live in London
Nima & Merge's first Live compilation showcasing the trio's raw and full sound featuring Nima Rezai on Stick & Stick synths, Dan Heflin on saxophones, and Brad Ranola on drums. Recorded by Toby Rosen throughout several venues in London during the 2003 Lo
CD price: $11.99 / MP3 price: $7.99
REZA DERAKSHANI & DAWN BUCKHOLZ AVERY: Water From The Well
Ancient Persian Music and Improvisation by Master Persian Musician Reza Derakshani on Persian string, percussion and voice, along with Dawn Avery cellist and vocalist. Sung in Pharsee
MP3 price: $12.99
HOSSEIN ALIZADEH: Ney Navâ + Avây-e mehr + Nowruz & Savârân-e dasht-e omid
Emotionally arresting and fully engaging from the downbeat of the first track, this desperately captivating album presents the most stunning works of Hossein Alizadeh, featuring his concerto for ney and orchestra as well as his Songs of Compassion and.
CD price: $15.97 / MP3 price: $9.97
HOSSEIN BEHROOZINIA: From Stone To Diamond
Purely improvised Persian music, for meditations of the unconscious mind.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
GUITY ADJOODANI: Journey to Iran -
Iranian Folk Tunes and Piano music arranged in East Listening, romantic style.
Recommended if you like Roger Williams, Vladimir Horowitz.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $15.00
THE AFROSHEENS: The Persian Expressway
This CD is lo-fi in the best way --unadorned by the desire to conform to any known formula.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
HAALE: Paratrooper
60s psychedelic rock meets Sufi trance
Recommended if you like Stevie Nicks, Queens of the Stone Age.CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
REZA DERAKSHANI: Reza - Ray of the Wine
A virtuoso of classical Persian music, Reza asked legendary "Doors" drummer John Densmore to arrange his music to span East and West, combining global and devotional styles with jazz, rock and other modern forms.
Recommended if you like The Doors.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
RAMA: Two Worlds
Mediteranean, Spanish style with a touch of flamenco
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
DARIO: A Noise Within
New rock and pop; weaves together universal themes - such as identity, love, and loss - with his world views on violance, war, religion and more. Nods to U2, Audioslave and the Cure.
CD price: $12.95 / MP3 price: $12.95
KAMBIZ MIRZAEI: Aadamaaye Kaaghazi (Paper People)
Persian POP Music
CD price: $9.50 / MP3 price: $7.99
AHMAD NADIMI: Suite for Peace
Orchestral, world, and new age music entwine with sounds of nature into one heart-opening call. A journey to the unfolding dream of peace in our hearts and in the world.
CD price: $19.99 / MP3 price: $19.99
MINOO JAVAN: Persian Folk Songs
A euphoric voice sings genuine and nostalgic Persian folk songs accompanied by mesmerizing orchestrations.
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
SOUL NIDUS: Stoic
Melodic-Rock to Rock your SOUL.
Recommended if you like Audioslave.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $11.97
MAMAK KHADEM: Jostojoo Forever Seeking
a seamless tapestry from different cultures unified by Persian poetry and centered around the theme of love
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $12.99
THE AFROSHEENS: Welcome To My Wonderful Show
“Welcome To My Wonderful Show” is the third release by The Afrosheens, which is essentially a solo album by multi-instrumentalist Afshin Beheshti, an atmospheric musical journey into what he calls his one-man empire of sound.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
MARYAM /FEATURING AMIR REZA: New Beginning
This is a (Mother and Son instrumental & vocal cd) .If you like new age music mixed with middle eastern instruments and beautiful voice? This is the CD you want to buy.
Recommended if you like Dion.CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
PEYMAN MONTAZEMI: Man
Peyman Montazemi has a very broad style that goes from romantic Italian songs to orchestral compositions, from UK hard rock tunes to club music, and from instrumental songs with a touch of narration to relaxing beats full of love and passion.
Recommended if you like Andrea Bocelli, Evanescence.CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $12.99
AMIR: Romantic Flamenco
New Flamenco for relaxation and replenishing the spirit.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
NADA WORLD MUSIC COMPILATION: Nada
Over 120 minutes of uncompromising quality world music', produced by Nada Records. This is a journey of original & exciting music, combining cultures and artists from east and west. Indian, Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Bulgarian, ZIrish, Balkan & Brazilian
ALAN KUSHAN: Gate Crashing
This musical album is a journey where there is no substance of time, space or forms. You are part of these mysterious phenomena. It begins and fades out; it travels within every thing such as countless galaxies, which also are traveling in other universes
Recommended if you like The Out.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
ATOOSA: sound travels up
A singer-songwriter whose sound is calm, classic, and textural, with intricate lyrics that will trance their way into your head and compel your heart.
Recommended if you like Shawn Colvin, Jonatha Brooke.CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $8.00
ABJEEZ: Hameh
Backed by a colorful crew of musicians, the two Abjee’s present their own original brand of Persian world-pop.
Recommended if you like Manu Chao.CD price: $16.99 / MP3 price: $16.99
SHAHRZAD SEPANLOU: Our Story
Shahrzad's unique music and velvety voice will appeal to modern listeners looking for an international beat and sound that remains faithful to persian melodies and rhythms.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
ATOOSA: out of the jar
Lyrical folk with a twinge of Tori Amos, Joni Mitchell and experimental arrangements
Recommended if you like Joni Mitchell, Mazi Starr.CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $8.00
NIRVAN: Ba To Bi To
Experience the excellence and feel the passion in his voice, style and his soulful music.
Recommended if you like Sting, Neil Diamond.CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
RANA FARHAN: I Return (Baz Amadam)
An exciting and unique fusion of classical Persian poetry with contemporary jazz and blues.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
BEHZAD MIRKHANI: 70 Minutes With Guitar Romances
Meditative, classical, and romantic moods for fingerstyle nylon guitars. While you hear the sound of nature, a reminder of the blue skies and golden sunshine of summer.
Recommended if you like Yanni, George Winston, Kenny G, Kitaro, Secret Garden, David Lanz, Jim Brickman.CD price: $8.97 / MP3 price: $8.97
REZA DERAKSHANI & KATAYOUN GOUDARZI: ROOZ O SHAB, Poetry of RUMI
" These beautiful recitations of the original Persian poems innovatively transpose the tradition of poetry and musical performance practiced by Mowlana Rumi, himself, into a fully modern mode."
CD price: $17.97 / MP3 price: $17.97
PEDRAM: Teheran Nights
An amazing fusion of Bandari music from Southern Iran with modern Disco, Funk, and Rock.
CD price: $14.50
MITRA: Nirvana
A Fusion of Mddle-eastern rhythms, flamenco and world beats. Exotic and mystical.
CD price: $12.97
SHAHRZAD SEPANLOU: 1001 Nights
If you're a fan of Enigma, Delirium, Jazzanova, even Dido and Björk, then this album's wondrous and dramatic compositions along with Shahrzad's angelic voice will elevate you up to an aural universe with an air of mystery and tension.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
KIOSK: Eshghe Sorat (amor de la velocidad)
Persian Blues/Rock music. Stinging social commentary with insightful Farsi lyrics, "Sharp enough to rip open without pain"
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
PEDRO EUSTACHE: Global MVission (16 pages Bilingual Booklet)
The direct consequence of a whole life of learning & admiring different musical cultures of the World, as well as the power of new technologies. The goal was to engage the listeners into a reality that goes beyond geographies.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
BEHZAD MIRKHANI: Chi Mai
A different arrangement of Ennio Morricone's "Chi Mai" (Who Me?). This theme was used in the film "Le Professionnel" (staring Jean-Paul Belmondo) but first in "Maddalena". Later the BBC used it for the TV series "The Life and Times of David Lloyd-George".
CD price: $8.97 / MP3 price: $8.97
AMIR: Scent of Love Instrumental
Persian vocals with flamenco guitar
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
MINOO JAVAN: Echoes of Love
A sensual and exotic voice sings pure and elegant Persian poetry to the hypnotic sounds of modern and classical Persian music.
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
AMIR: MANUAL LABOR
This cd contains "live drums" only.various styles.
CD price: $9.97 / MP3 price: $9.97
