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An interview with Yas, a rapper from the Persian underground Hip-hop scene of Tehran

Submitted by Nassir Mashkouri on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 03:08.


Z.Z: Before starting this interview, please tell us a little bit about yourself.

Yas: First of all I would say hi to all the ZirZamin’s readers. My name is Yasser. I am 25 years old. It has been 5 years since I started rapping as "Yas". The first track I made was only for getting permission (from the "Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance" for the rap song) and was about "Bam" earthquake. The earthquake had a very deep effect on me and made me write the song. This was the start of my work. But the works that made me known are: "Break the CD", "My identity", "We must be able" and "In the hope for Iran".

An interview with "Mohsen Namjoo" an Iranian alternative musician

Submitted by Nassir Mashkouri on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 03:01.

…I can say that my friends have introduced me to other forms of music

An interview with Erfan, an Iranian rapper out of USA

Submitted by Reza Najafi on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 02:48.


Z.Z: Since I got your album, I have been wondering about the title that you've chosen for it;"Az khan-e ta goor". Tel us a bout it?
Erfan: Well. "Az khaneh ta goor " is the name of one my favourite poems by Molaana. its a poem about death and the name reminded me of our situation as Iranian immigrants living outside of the Iranian borders. I, myself believe that i will be going back to Iran one day, but realistically out of the ten million who live outside of Iran, how many are ever going to go back??? the theme of the album is "Az Khaneh(meaning Iran) Ta Goor ( outside of Iran) " and the life stories that happen throughout this journey.

An interview with Sanaz Ebriani, from the World Electronico band "ZAMAN 8 "

Submitted by Nassir Mashkouri on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 02:45.


Z.Z: The first thing that caught my attention along with the music style of the project is the name of it. What does "ZAMAN8" means?

Sanaz Ebriani: ZAMAN in Farsi and Arabic means 'time, age, era, and duration'. The number 8 flipped to its side is the infinity sign. So Zaman + infinity = our desire to create music that is timeless, and a music which connects music of the past, present and future in a seamless fashion.

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