A few months ago, the record dealer who sold me the majority of his Iranian collection told me that his recent finds in Tehran -- including Mehr Pooya's solitary LP of fuzz-guitar-soaked sitar funk -- ...

The sitar wizard talks to Instep about the larger ideas behind his band, Mughal-e-Funk, the reasons behind drawing inspiration from the Mughal era and producing music for Ali Hamza. The name Rakae ...

hink of the name Rakae Jamil and if you have kept up with Coke Studio in its early years you will immediately be transported to the second season of the mammoth show. In season 2, Rakae had joined his ...

Crate-digging record collector Egon talked to everyone from cab drivers to music dealers in his quest to expand his collection of 1970s Iranian... Iran: An Unlikely Treasure Chest Of Funk Iran: An ...