Detailierte Künstler Informationen: Barad

Barad is an Iranian rock band based in Tehran. Like many other Iranian rock bands, the group debuted in the wake of president Khatami's relaxed stance on cultural policies in Iran in the late 1990s.

Well, what do you know? It seems that after a 40-year-long delay, Iranian rockers have finally found a way to stand up and be heard. The first bit of good news appeared in stores in 2004, in the form of a band named BARAD

(www.HermesRecords.com), a HERMES Records productions, which offered an ethnic-infused sort of rock that was thickly and deliciously infused with folk influences from the Persian Gulf region (you can listen to snippets of the songs mentioned in this article here). Although complex, Barad’s musicianship was balanced and allowed for the beautiful melodies upon which the music took center-stage. Barad had created a music that at once was very rock and very ethnic. This fusion, unlike some previous attempts by other bands, takes place at the inception, coursing through the veins of this music, and is not just a brainy, logical undertaking. In other words, like a perfectly simmered stew, you no longer have individual ingredients, but a whole new brew. We don’t have very many successful examples of this level of cultural synthesis in Iranian music, except for AXIOM OF CHOICE and NIYAZ. It was so sad to see Barad break up.

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