AFSHIN BOOKING MANAGEMENT:
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Faramarz Gharagozloo
TEL: 0049 171 8180111
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Afshin is no doubt one of the biggest Persian pop stars. His music is fresh and new,
merging Persian lyrics an musical traditions with Western pop, in a style and quality that noone else in the Persian scene has achieved.
Afshin's musical production is of the highest possible standard, comparable to the biggest US and European productions.
Just recently he released his fourth CD album entitled "Maach"(Kiss), and everybody in the Persian scene is hooked. This is no wonder, as it is a milestone production with hit after hit, thanks to Afshin's great talent in writing catchy tunes and thanks to the great production of Kostas Karagiozidis, his producer in German.
Afshin was born on the 6th of May 1978 in Iran.
His family relocated to Tehran when he was seven years old.
The 10 year- old Afshin started to play the guitar and to write his own songs and lyrics.
In 1995, Afshin migrated with his family to Germany (Mannheim) to continue his musical career, since pop music was banned in Iran at the time.
The result was his first CD title "Scent of Rain" released in 1999 on the Iranian US Label "Parsvideo".
His second album "Star" was released in 2002, wich was the first production with Kostas Karagiozidis. "Star" was published by the big Persian music label "Taraneh Enterprises" (LA/ USA).
In 2004 "Aso Pas" (Dire Strait) was released and quickly became a major worldwide sucess for him. With this albim Afshin found his very unique style. A mixture of pop, danke, Hip Hop, and of course Persian and oriental rhythms and melodies with German rap.
The live concerts became a bigger part of Afshins carrier as the audiences went stark raving crazy. Afshin played with his live band nearly everywhere in the world: USA (Atlanta, Washington, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston), Canada (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa), Dubai, UK (London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Briton), Denmark (Copenhagen, Arhus), Sweden (Stockholm, Malmoe, Gothenburg), Netherlands (Amsterdam, Rotterdam), Belgium (Brussels), Austria (Vienna), Australian (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide), New Zeeland (Auckland) Turkey (Istanbul, Antalya), Armenian (Erwin), Cyprus, Tajikistan (Dushanbe) and of course Germany
With his next albums "Maach (kiss) 2005" and
"The song for x)" 2008, became Afshin a mega star in Iran and broke all sells records
Afshin's music is not only about the big topic "love". Because of this past he also sings about his homeland (Iran) and the political problems.
"Irane Man" is one of Afshinßs favourites and it is a political song about the poor living conditions and the political situation in Iran, and about the people's readiness even to die for their country.
I love you from the bottom of the ocean of my heart, and until there is sound in my throat so I can shout with, and until my last breath, I will stay in your love, from our common pains and tortures to the sweetness of our wishes and dreams. I sing because I need to, just as I need to breathe or drink. However, my wish is not to be a super star, but it is to be a friend. Maybe you can bestow me a tiny corner of your heart so I can cry with your grief and rejoice with your happiness. At last, my only request of all of you is to remain Iranian and live an honorable Iranian life, for we all live a transient life, and what remains of us is our good deeds.
Take care, Afshin
The Song for X
Gonjishke
Khanoom Khoshgele (Ft Tohi)
DARAM MIRAM
GIR MIDADI
ZIRE BARRON
AZ INJA BORO
BADJOORI ASHEGHET SHODAM
DOOSET DARAM
BIKHIAL
MAACH
SHEYTOONAK
BAVAR NAKON
DELAM BARAT HALAKE
AZ INJA BORO
BADJOORI ASHEGHET SHODAM
DOOSET DARAM
BIKHIAL
MAACH
SHEYTOONAK
