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The Forgotten Golden Age of Persian Pop

Summary by Mondafrique
In pre-revolutionary Iran, the flamboyant pop rock scene blended Western influences and Persian rhythms. Key figures like Googoosh, Kourosh Yaghmaei or Farhad gathered crowds and invented a new musical golden age, now revisited by Iranian youth. Belinda Ibrahim, from the site Here Beirut At the dawn of the 1960s and 1970s, Iran experienced one of its most exciting cultural periods. In a changing country, Iranian youth discovered electric guitars…
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In pre-revolutionary Iran, the flamboyant pop rock scene blended Western influences and Persian rhythms. Key figures like Googoosh, Kourosh Yaghmaei or Farhad gathered crowds and invented a new musical golden age, now revisited by Iranian youth. Belinda Ibrahim, from the site Here Beirut At the dawn of the 1960s and 1970s, Iran experienced one of its most exciting cultural periods. In a changing country, Iranian youth discovered electric guitars…

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Mondafrique broke the news in on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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