Groovy Tehran ’70s pop singles swirl like the skirt of a dancing dervish!! With 5 volumes, this series is now the most complete investigation into Iranian singles ever issued. By now, you’ve probably developed an ear for the way that ’70s Tehran pop stitches phrases together. And you know generations raised during the Pahlavi dynasty’s warmth for the West were excited to apply arranging tricks they gleefully swiped from disco & funk hits. Hear the microtonal grace notes as powerhouse singers like Soli & Sattar hit devotional ecstasy. Or just groove to the glamorous party when magazine stars like Neli & Nooshafarin knock-off bass lines they heard in English language movies.
The productions here are often full – strings…
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…mixed with exotic Eastern instrumentation, all in support of these beautifully evocative vocals – but there’s also a great groove at the bottom – a use of heavy drums and bass to underscore the tunes in a surprisingly funky way – almost like some of the ways that French and other European artists were taking funk elements from the US and weaving them into their own grooves at the start of the 70s.