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Moein

Mooein is an Iranian singer, who is famous for singing love songs. In 1982, after Writing "Yeki Ra Doost Midaram", he left the country. In one of his interviews, Moein actually explains that his song "Yeki Ra Doost Midaram" had been performed by Hayedeh(famous Persian singer before him) by the time he arrived to L.A.. However, it was his version which became very popular and lead Moein to his first hit. It's interesting to note that even to-date many people think Moein performed Hayedeh's song.dissertation help:thesis help:assignment help Around this period his songs drew a lot of attention.

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Rana Farhan

Jazz siren Rana Farhan proclaims on her web site:

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Fari Bradley

Sound art, field recordings, experimental, journalism, drum and bass, mash up Hindi, Persian experimental, electronica, member of Oscillatorial Binnage, radio collective: Resonance 104.4fm's: Resonance Radio Orchestra.

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Andy

There are three artists called Andy:
1. A polish indie pop band.
2. Andy Lee (앤디), member of the Korean boyband Shinhwa
3. the Iranian/Armenian artist Andranik Madadian.
4. A swedish DJ and electronic artist - DJ Andy.
1) ANDY has been moved to http://www.last.fm/music/Andy+Band 2) Andy Lee (Please tag him as 앤디) is a Korean entertainer, best known for being a rapper in Korea's longest running boyband Shinhwa (신화).

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The Kamkars

This is mistagged for The Kâmkârs; it would help Last.fm if you could correct your tags.

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RASTAK

Rastak a new ensemble for contemporary Persian folk music was formed as an experimental music group in 1997. The group seeks to collect, record and interpret traditional Persian folk music for a global audience, incorporating language, culture and history also merging traditional instruments and forms with contemporary rhythms. The musicians who comprise Rastak have graduated from the best universities in Iran and have done extensive research into Persian folk music.

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Abdi Behravanfar

Abdi Behravanfar(Persian: عبدي بهروانفر) (born 1975) is an Iranian guitar player and he plays harmonica in country blues style with Fleming Khoshghadami. In 2000 he formed a band named Mud Band with 5 other members. They performed 4 concerts in blues rock and folk rock styles. Behravanfar made music for 4 short films,the one called "Gone Far Away" won the prize for the best music in JAVAN festival film in Iran. He also collaborated with Mohsen Namjoo on his Toranj album.

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Iman

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Iman is a British female soul vocalist Iman Osman. Her track Who Was I Trying to Fool was featured on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Bubblers album. http://www.myspace.com/imanmusic
2) Iman is the new alias of Andy Moor a DJ/producer/remixer from Stoke On Trent, UK.
3) Iman is a 70's Spanish band.
4) Iman is a Tejano/Norte

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Dani

There are quite a few artists appearing under name Dani.
Besides the French singer Daniele Groule, there is also a recently popular Macedonian singer Dani Dimitrovska (see the Dani Dimitrovska last.fm entry). Dani is also an Iranian singer.A Brittish electronic/experemental producer/artist that goes by the name Dani (see Dani last.fm entry). Real name: Daniele Groule.
Boyish and wild Dani, was born on October 1, 1945 in Castres, Tarn, France.

Pedram

Pedram was born in Teheran in 1974 in a family of amateur musicians. His father plays several instruments, his mother sings, his sister plays setar and his brother plays tar. “I have always heard music at home: when we entertained guests or relatives, each member of the family had to play, sing or dance after dinner. Soon, I knew to play several instruments.“ At the age of 10, he starts learning the santoor, first in Isfahan (where his father, an helicopter pilot...