Browse by Label: PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)

Artist:	VA
Title:	Zendooni
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	PHS 001CD

Subtitled: Funk, Psychedelia and Pop from the Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation. Zendooni celebrates a time when pop artists in Iran ruled the country. During the '70s, before the Revolution, Occidental and Middle East mannerisms collided and the result was a new kind of Iranian pop which incorporated different genres and arrangements to its Persian roots. Touches of funk, jazz, Latin, bossa, progressive/psychedelic sounds and Morricone/Blaxploitation-styled soundtracks can be heard on this collection, culled from miraculously survived vinyl and cassettes. A surreal voyage back to the golden age of Persian pop. A vibrant time when female singers like Nooshafarin, Azita, Pouran and Ramesh appeared in colorful teen mags dressed in full hippie fashion. Pharaway Sounds is proud to present for the first time to Western ears amazing examples of Persian psych-prog like "Safar" by Hassan Shamaizadeh and "Vi Bafa" by Kambiz; Persian funk by Azita, Nooshafarin, Emad Raam, Pooneh; Bollywood-styled sounds by Ahmad Wali & Hangama and much more. Remastered sound with a color booklet and one bonus track.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Zendooni
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$33.00
Catalog #:	PHS 001LP

Double LP version. Subtitled: Funk, Psychedelia and Pop from the Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation. Zendooni celebrates a time when pop artists in Iran ruled the country. During the '70s, before the Revolution, Occidental and Middle East mannerisms collided and the result was a new kind of Iranian pop which incorporated different genres and arrangements to its Persian roots. Touches of funk, jazz, Latin, bossa, progressive/psychedelic sounds and Morricone/Blaxploitation-styled soundtracks can be heard on this collection, culled from miraculously survived vinyl and cassettes. A surreal voyage back to the golden age of Persian pop. A vibrant time when female singers like Nooshafarin, Azita, Pouran and Ramesh appeared in colorful teen mags dressed in full hippie fashion. Pharaway Sounds is proud to present for the first time to Western ears amazing examples of Persian psych-prog like "Safar" by Hassan Shamaizadeh and "Vi Bafa" by Kambiz; Persian funk by Azita, Nooshafarin, Emad Raam, Pooneh; Bollywood-styled sounds by Ahmad Wali & Hangama and much more. Remastered sound, including a color insert with pictures and detailed liner notes.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Khana Khana
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	PHS 003CD

Subtitled: Funk, Psychedelia and Pop from the Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation. Following the footsteps of the celebrated Zendooni (PHS 001CD/LP), here comes another comp dedicated to the Persian pop scene of the '70s. And what a comp! Exotic psych, funk and pop doesn't get better than this. Pharaway Sounds offers you a 19-track selection culled from rare vinyl pressings and cassettes which have miraculously survived until now. East meets West in an explosive way -- wait until you hear fuzz bombs like "Woman" by Shahram and "Baanoye Sahar Aavaaz" by Soli, awesome sitar funk by Neli, ready to burn any dancefloor; Famous Persian pop star Dariush appears with a powerful instrumental funk number, "Nefrin Nameh." Dig the processed flute and heavy drum breaks of "Bia Bare Safar Bandim" by Mohammed Noori and catchy psych-pop by Amir Rassaie. Persian ladies are also represented by ace tracks from Marjan, Mahasti, Beti, etc. Remastered sound, color insert with pictures and detailed liner notes. CD comes with a color booklet with pictures and detailed liner notes.

Artist:	ZAHIR, AHMAD
Title:	Volumes 2 & 3: The King of 70s Afghan Pop
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	PHS 004CD

This special 2CD set includes both Volumes 2 & 3 vinyl releases. An exciting 135-minute selection of Afghani '70s psychedelic-flavored folk-pop by the voice of a once-modern Afghanistan. Organ, wah-wah guitar, tablas, Spaghetti Western trumpets, effects and the luxuriant voice of Ahmad make a great mix for anyone into exotic sounds. Ahmad was an open-minded person who wanted culture and freedom for his country. Most likely, it's the reason why he was killed. He'd be glad to know that Pharaway Sounds will be giving 1 euro per record sold to ASDAH, a Catalan organization working for the preservation of women's rights in Afghanistan.

Artist:	ZAHIR, AHMAD
Title:	Volume 3: The King of 70s Afghan Pop
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$33.00
Catalog #:	PHS 004LP

The last installment in the rich Ahmad Zahir discography brings you a new, exciting selection of Afghani '70s psychedelic-flavored folk-pop by the voice of a once-modern Afghanistan. Organ, wah-wah guitar, tablas, Spaghetti Western trumpets, effects and the luxuriant voice of Ahmad make a great mix for anyone into exotic sounds. Ahmad was an open-minded person who wanted culture and freedom for his country. Most likely, it's the reason why he was killed. He'd be glad to know that Pharaway Sounds will be giving 1 euro per record sold to ASDAH, a Catalan organization working for the preservation of women's rights in Afghanistan.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tisheh o Risheh
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	PHS 005CD

Ohhh, those rolling 6/8 time signatures, wah-ed out guitars, throbbing bass lines, and shimmery disco strings. After two sets of singles from the jet-setting 1970s Tehran pop scene, Pharaway Sounds brings you a third round-up of tunes from just before the Iranian revolution. You'll find rockers from bands like the Rebels, making their way through the Western sounds of the late '70s. But maybe more important, hear the voices of the girls, sweet and tough alike, who all ran out and got their hair cut in a foxy Hamill camel just like trend-setter Googoosh. A set that veers from gypsy fiddles to crime jazz piano to Abba knock-offs, and it's all from the teen idols of stage and screen, who once filled glossy magazines to promote their latest musical adventures. Remastered sound with color booklet including pictures and detailed liner notes.

Artist:	MEHRPOUYA, ABBASS
Title:	Soul Raga: Anthology
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	PHS 006CD

Collected from several 45s and his one LP issued between 1968 and 1976, please enjoy Pharaway Sounds' introduction to Iranian sitarist, the debonair Abbas Mehrpouya (1927-1993). Tehran's most exotic musician led a swank and cosmopolitan life, and his deep, low voice lends itself easily to bursting arrangements of snazzy lounge funk. Get your ears on the cuts that have been making DJs drool across Europe and the States. And while you're at it, introduce yourself to the aching, tear-filled flute and organ dirges of Mehrpouya's earlier years. The most complete overview of his career ever released, so don't miss one sumptuous instant. Includes liner notes.

Artist:	KORAY, ERKIN
Title:	Elektronik Turkuler
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	PHS 007CD

Technically his second LP after a collection of singles, this benchmark record from 1974 taught Istanbul's musicians and pop fans how to put Turkish folk songs from the 17th century together with meaty, thundering guitar solos. With a crack bass player by his side (Ahmet Güvenç from Bunalim and Baris Manco's Kurtalan Ekspres) and an electrified bağlama in his hands, Erkin Koray lets his gloomy baritone voice float over wiry double-reed melodies, bulging riffs, and hammer-ons that go on for-friggin'-ever. Savagery begins at home people, so make sure you get a physical copy of the best record by the Turkish Hendrix into your house.

Artist:	KORAY, ERKIN
Title:	Arap Saci
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	PHS 008CD

Master of the fuzz saz, Turkey's answer to Eric Clapton brings his burly axe attacks to the snaky folk melodies of Anatolia. Long-proven to cause just the brain-rot you're looking for, here's a Koray collection of tracks taken from singles and LPs for your acid-drenched pleasure. The guitar slinger who was once stabbed for wearing his hair too long around the streets of Istanbul interweaves melodies as old as the ruins of Ephesus with the riffs of Black Sabbath and his own souped-up bağlama. Find out why they call him Erkin Baba. Originally released in 1976. Includes a booklet containing extensive liner notes.

Artist:	RAMESH
Title:	Ramesh
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	PHS 009CD

In 1970s Tehran, the classically-trained Ramesh played the serious, quiet marquess against Googoosh's langorous pop princess. Both singers made the papers every time they changed their haircuts and appeared on TV frequently. However, while Googoosh now runs a cosmetics company in Los Angeles, they say Ramesh was killed in the political turmoil of the late '70s because she was a lesbian. Nobody knows for sure. What we do know is that she was a funky queen whose rich voice sits like a fat mink coat, twirling its melancholy way around long-necked lutes, backed by flurries of frame and goblet drums. And the sleazy, Western brass, strings, and synths are here too, slathered across rare singles for your shameless dancing pleasure. Welcome to the unpredictable world of pre-revolutionary Iranian pop music. Comes with booklet including extensive liner notes and pictures.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sedayeh Del: Funk, Psychedelia and Pop from the Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	PHS 010CD

Pharaway Sounds presents the fourth volume in a series of compilations highlighting fiercely rare 45s from Tehran's pre-revolutionary golden age. Vivacious ladies with sassy Dorothy Hamill haircuts and skin-bearing pantsuits were once plastered across Tehran's newsstands. Those gorgeous sirens and their hunky male counterparts made all the teens sway to hand drums that boinked in 6/8 time. Plush brass and string arrangements took their cues from Latin grooves, psychedelic guitars, ritzy soundtracks, and sugary pop from the West. Within months of the 1979 Islamic revolution, pop music was labeled a symbol of the previous regime and became illegal overnight. In those same months, it also became illegal for women to be in public without conforming to the hijab dress code. By hook and crook, these little round records survived, and they attest to a time when Tehran's homegrown and exiled populations would have been united in an easygoing love for funk bass and buzzing synthesizers. Hear the tunes that rivaled the hits of Googoosh and Kourosh by singers who only recorded a few precious singles, but don't think for a minute that Tehran's nightingales have run out of surprises for your ears. The discoveries are just beginning. Includes booklet with liner notes and photos.

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Artist:	BUNALIM
Title:	Bunalim
Label:	PHARAWAY SOUNDS (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	PHS 002LP