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Alborz Mountains............Iran the beautiful
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November/December 2006
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NAZANIN AFSHIN JAM:Pageant winner promotes progressive revolution
Portrait Photographs from Isfahan , 1920-1950
Opening speech Parisa Damandan In collaboration with the Prince Claus Fund which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam presents an exceptional selection of historic photos taken between 1920 and 1950 in the Iranian city of Isfahan . When the Islamic Republic was established in 1979 Iranian women were required to wear a hijab, and it was strictly prohibited to photograph women who were not veiled. As a direct result of this prohibition many photography studios were burned to the ground - along with their prints and negatives. Collections of apparently worthless glass negatives were often stashed away somewhere and forgotten about. Parisa Damandan, a native of Isfahan, spent many years assembling a sizeable collection of portrait photos taken in the first half of the twentieth century. These portraits provide a remarkable insight into life in Iran at a time when traditional culture was developing into a modern society - a transformation that was largely reversed after 1979. Together with the Prince Claus Fund, Foam presents a unique selection from this extraordinary collection of Iranian portrait photos. Mastaneh Nazarian Guitarist Composer http://www.mastaneh.net/index.html
Guitarist and composer Mastaneh Nazarian introduces 6 original pieces for guitar trio, exploring new forms and textures for the ensemble through bossas, ballads and jazz waltzes. Beware of the twisted, the unusual and the quirky. Featuring the drumming talent of Paul Tavenner and bass ultra-melodicism of Jonathan Dimond, expect the slightly unexpected with Kafka Pony. About Mastaneh: Fell in love with everything music + jazz + lyrical
soon after her first Yamaha Nylon String. I knew I was on the right
path when I got the following comment from one of the instructors after
showing up bright eyed and bushy tailed with my electric guitar to a
Summer Jazz Workshop at the local Montgomery College: Influences:
Hafez Modirzadeh, tenor saxophonist and composer
Hafez Modirzadeh, tenor saxophonist and composer, has recorded for dozens of jazz and world music releases over the past two decades, and has worked both locally and internationally with many leading creative musicians in his field, including Fred Ho, Omar Sosa, Don Cherry and Peter Apfelbaum, Zakir Hussein and Mark Izu, Steve Lacy and Anthony Brown, Oliver Lake, James Newton, Dr. Art Davis, Leo Smith, and Akira Tana.
Monalisa chadori!
Tania Eshaghoff, pianist, composer
Tania Eshaghoff, pianist, composer was born in Tehran,
Iran in 1974. Sandoogh-e vijeh komak be baaz-saazi-e Lobnan!!
The Mullahs do not collect money for all the hundreds of thousand of innocent street children who have no parents, no homes and no future, HOWEVER they do collect for the rebuilding of Lebanon
Hejab in Iran!!
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BEAUTIFUL actress Mahtab Keramati appointed UNICEF Ambassado
Actress Mahtab Keramati appointed UNICEF National Ambassador “We are extremely pleased to announce Mahtab Keramati as UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador”, said Christian Salazar Volkmann, UNICEF Representative in Iran, speaking at a press conference in Tehran. “She has already demonstrated a passionate commitment to children in the past and we hope that through her reputable status in society she will continue to help raise awareness on issues that affect children and women both here in Iran and in the wider region.”
Sarah Doraghi Comedian and French TV commentator
There is an Iranian girl who works on a French cable TV program called QIF and is also going to be on a regular national channel French program soon. Her name is Sarah Doraghi she is quite charismatic and has an online program on how to deal with racial integration and immigration related problems in France particularly destined to the first or second generation immigrants. http://v4.orientation.fr/video-10-Egalite_des_chances__sarah_doraghi.html I think for the time being she is essentially someone who is being noticed as a commentator no one really knows but she seems to be quite charismatic and may probably become a familiar face in the French media in the year to come.
Jazz siren Rana Farhan proclaims on her web site: “Jazz is peace.” She’s not just borrowing 60s flower child rhetoric. She knows firsthand. Born in Iran, she was pursuing her artistic dreams at Tehran University when religious fanaticism took over the country. Suddenly, the young girl who had learned guitar by age eight and grew up singing through a microphone she had plugged into an old radio was told to be silent. All progressive ideas were banned. Women were forbidden to sing. For a while, Rana and her friends found solace in any albums they could get their hands on, escaping the violence around them through the healing hope of music. But Rana finally decided she had stayed too long. She had lost her country and was about to lose her dream. So she opened a map, chose another country, and moved to New York City in 1989. Rana has celebrated her newfound freedom ever since, exploring her talents in lacquer paintings, restoring antique furniture, and of course, her music. In her first full-length CD The Blues Are Brewin’, she sets her sights on American standards, mixing jazz with blues and even a bit of funk, making it accessible to Top 40 fans. By following the call of music out of a violent, repressive country and into a thriving cultural metropolis, she knows firsthand that jazz is not just peace. For her, jazz is also freedom. The Blues Are Brewin’ was recorded with her partner in music and in life, guitarist Steve Toub, who has opened for acts such as Robin Trower and Squeeze. This collection of standards, including “Stormy Weather” and “Come Rain or Come Shine,” was recorded in their apartment. Rana’s personal favorite, “Loverman,” was actually done in one beautiful take. Her delicate yet sultry voice gives each song a sensual, earthy vibe, turning each song into a musical swoon. Her personal CD collection runs the gamut from Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald to modern-day divas like Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson, and Dianne Reeves. While she collects CDs with the same passion that carried her through her escape from Tehran, she prefers the spontaneity and improvisation of a live jazz performance, letting herself get caught up in the warm and expansive energy. New York audiences are already caught up in Rana’s energy, packing her performances at New York clubs such as the Lenox Lounge and Birdland. She’s been added to the playlists of both indie and major radio, including Spokane’s “Persian Hour” on KYRS and Buenos Aires’ “Goodtime Blues Show.” Already looking ahead to her next album, Rana wants to reach out to more music fans, enveloping them in the love and freedom she’s found through her music. Jazz is peace. And love. And hope. Let Rana show you what it sounds like.
Sarah Racey Tabrizy Persian Beauty
Sara Racey-Tabrizi here, welcoming you to the launch of my official
website, www.sararacey.com! Thank you all for visiting and supporting
my dreams and accomplishments! In the near future, you will be able
to browse through my portfolio, find pictures of me in magazines that
I have been in--I have graced the pages of Maxim Magazine, Cosmopolitan,
KING magazine (out now), TRACE magazine (out now), SAVVY.com and more.
The Shah of Iran and his wife, Farah Diba Palavi, arriving at a charity barbecue on a motorcycle. "This whimsical shot displays a different side of a man notorious for his staid demeanor."
Shiva Rose DcDermott is the daughter of Pre Revolution TV host Parviz Garibafhshar
Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh Pourkarim is a Persian singer-songwriter of Iranian origin. She came to Sweden when she was 12 and went to school in Gothenburg. She produced, played all the instruments and wrote her 2005 eponymous debut album herself. Further more she rejected all the major labels in order to be honest to her music and not let the $ influence her integrity and music.. Earlier this year Laleh was awarded with 3 major grammy statues , Further more she was awarded for being the Best female singer of the year and the Best newcomer in two other awards, Rock Björnen & Radio P3 Gold. www.laleh.se |
