You are like a flower amidst bramble bush.
It is almost 5 years I have left Iran. During last years, a new generation of young musicians has been emerged which is very talented and I like almost everything I hear from them. Ironically, compare to all those L.A. musics that have been produced without any Islamic restrictions rarely you can find something interesting in them, those guys in Iran have almost no room to work freely and their music has been developed totally underground as government not only doesn’t support that kind of art even banes it and doesn’t allow it to be published by recording companies (yes, like books to publish a music album you need to obtain permission).
Sometimes I hear a piece of music that I really can not understand why it should be baned. This piece by Mohsen Namjoo is one of them; the lyrics is from Sa’dee, one the most famous Persian poets (lived 700 years ago) and there is no female voice in it, but still baned… it is so sad.
I hope you enjoy it.