Said to have been discovered by Pharrell Williams as she was spinning at a London club, Iranian-British hip-hop-DJ-turned-singer-songwriter, Yasmin Shahmir‘s debut single On My Own (produced by Levels Recordings/Ministry of Sound) officially hit the market yesterday.

Scheduled to be released on November 5, 2010 and available at CDBaby.com, Iranian-American musician Roya Bahrami tells us of her new album’s essence: ”It’s a reflection of our multicultural world and the incredible closeness of beings…I am also inspired by Rumi, the ancient Persian mystic’s teachings regarding ‘selflessness’, where one walks the bridge between the visible [...]

Having just finished their “movie projects,” Iranian-American musician Haale, and her new band The Mast (Persian: drunk), are now back in New York, working on recordings for their debut album. Check out the video below of The Mast in action as they record a song that’s sure to be a hit: Wild Poppies.

In trouble already? Maybe so. DC-grown Rostam Batmanglij’s indie-rock-band, Vampire Weekend (and some photographer) are being sued for more than $2Million.

Is Rostam Batmanglij Iranian? The answer is: Yes! And…He’s not the only famous one in his faameel (family). Son to Persian cookbook-queen and frequent guest at the Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington, DC: Najmieh Batmanglij, Rostam Batmanglij is a brilliant musician and songwriter. (Clearly, the talent runs strong in his genes.)  The Columbia-educated Persian rocker’s recent appearance on [...]

In addition to singing with Freedom Glory Project–a band he co-founded with members of the Iranian band, Hypernova–Johnny B. sings and writes for his own band, Electric Black.  I caught Electric Black live at the launch party for their new CD, on the Lower East Side at Rockwood Music Hall in  Manhattan.  Seeing Johnny B. [...]