Bahram Nouraei

Bahram Nouraei
Background information
Born (1988-04-25) April 25, 1988
Origin Teheran, Iran
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 2001–present
Associated acts
Website www.bahramnouraei.com

Bahram Nouraei (Persian: بهرام نورائی, also professionally known as Bahram - Persian: بهرام - Bahrām), is a hip hop recording artist and record producer from Teheran, Iran.[1][2][3] He is one of the premier hip hop artists in Iranian underground music movement and considered to be as one of the 50 most influential people in the culture of the Middle East.[4][5][6]

Music career

Bahram Nouraei's first breakthrough hit was a political single track called "Nameyee Be Rayees Jomhour" (in English: A letter to the president) in 2007 which was written in the form of an open letter criticizing the sixth president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His debut album "24 Sa'at" (In Persian: 24 ساعت) (In English: 24 Hours) released in August 2008 containing the track "Inja Irane" (In Persian: اینجا ایرانه) (In English: Here's Iran) which is described as a powerful commentary on modern-day of Iran by Rolling Stone.[7][8][9] His second studio album "Sokoot" (In Persian: سکوت) (In English: Silence) released in 2011 containing the first Iranian abstract hip hop track called "Khorshid Khanoom" (In Persian: خورشید خانم) (In English: Lady Sunshine) written in the form of a monologue with the sun in a chronological order.[10][11][12]

Good Mistake

Bahram's third LP album "Eshtebahe Khoob"(In Persian: اشتباه خوب) (In English: Good Mistake)[13] is the first Iranian concept album ever made using reverse chronology as the storytelling method.[14]The album has been commonly produced by Bahram Nouraei and Mahdyar Aghajani and sponsored by Cultures of Resistance Network Foundation.[15][16] Good Mistake is independently released on 4th of July 2015 and ranked #4 and #6 on Billboard's Top World Albums Chart for the last two weeks of July 2015.[17][18]The project is also followed by a collection of artworks designed exclusively for each and every track in order to provide visual interpretations for the album.[19]

Activism

In 2009 Bahram spent one week in Evin prison which houses political prisoners. Bahram was accused for illegal cultural activism but luckily set free.[20][21] He has also appeared in a documentary film called "Bahram: An Iranian Rapper" intended to present the underground music scene in Iran and explain the Iranian culture after the Islamic revolution.[22] The film was presented in an independent film festival called San Francisco's Iranian film festival at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) in September 2011.[23][24][25]

Discography

Albums

24 Sa'at Front Cover
01. "24 Sa'at"
02. "Man"
03. "Khiyaboon"
04. "Rahe Man"
05. "Inja Irane"
06. "Gele Nakon"
07. "Delnevesht"
08. "Bikhialesh"
09. "Afsoos"
Sokoot Cover Artwork
01. "Intro"
02. "Jalebe"
03. "Harfaye Man"
04. "Az Man Bepors"
05. "Mano Bebakhsh"
06. "Dar Naro"
07. "Yeki Tomast Yeki Gorg"
08. "Nasle Man"
09. "Be Chi Eteghad Dari"
10. "Khorshid Khanoom"
11. "Ye Hes"
12. "Yaghi"
13. "Ajib"
14. "Outro"
Good Mistake
01. "Khoob"
02. "Saz"
03. "Lams"
04. "Naghsh"
05. "Negah"
06. "Jang"
07. "Tekrar"
08. "Niaz"
09. "Zakhm"
10. "Rishe"
11. "Momken"
12. "Mordab"
13. "Sooz"
14. "Boresh"
15. "Solh"
16. "Eshtebah"

Single Tracks

References

  1. ↑ "Bahram Nouraei, Hip-Hop&Rap". Mideast Tunes.
  2. ↑ "Article: Good Mistake by Bahram Nouraei". Radio Zoa.
  3. ↑ "Official Biography". Bahram Nouraei Official Website.
  4. ↑ "Bahram, An Iranian Rapper". What'sUp Iran. 2011-09-10.
  5. ↑ "50 people shaping the culture of the Middle East". Al-Monitor.
  6. ↑ "50 people shaping the culture of the Middle East". The Huffington Post, Atrs&Culture. 2012-08-08.
  7. ↑ Ashcraft, Julie (Feb 2012). "Article:The Great Escape". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012.
  8. ↑ Bahram Nouraei's Official Account On Soundcloud
  9. ↑ Bahram Nouraei's Official Biography
  10. ↑ Bahram Nouraei's Official Soundcloud Account
  11. ↑ Official Biography
  12. ↑ Jigsawnovich (2011-05-01). "Article: New Bahram Album Sokoot (Silence) Released Today". Iranian.com.
  13. ↑ "Bahram Nouraei, Good Mistake". AllMusic.
  14. ↑ "Official Biography". Bahram Nouraei official website.
  15. ↑ "We are proud that CoR's latest collaboration with Iranian rappers has been released". Cultures of Resistance Network Foundation. 2016-04-12.
  16. ↑ Eshtebahe Khoob - Good Mistake | Official promotional teaser
  17. ↑ "World Albums Chart". Billboard. 2015-07-18.
  18. ↑ "World Albums Chart". Billboard. 2015-07-25.
  19. ↑ Good Mistake | Artwork Collection
  20. ↑ "Official biography". Bahram Nouraei official website.
  21. ↑ "50 people shaping the culture of the Middle East". Al-Monitor.
  22. ↑ Curiel, Jonathan (2011-09-07). "Article:An independent film festival that explains Iran". KQED, Arts.
  23. ↑ Zarindast, Karen (2011-09-13). "San Francisco's Iranian Film Festival". BBC News.
  24. ↑ Bahram: An Iranian Rapper | Official Trailer
  25. ↑ Iranian Film Festival (IFF) | Official Website
  26. ↑ 24 Saat album on Bahram's official Soundcloud account
  27. ↑ Sokoot album on Bahram's official Soundcloud account
  28. ↑ Eshtebahe Khoob album on Bahram's official Soundcloud account

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