Season 2: The History of Music Recording in Iran – Episode 13

With the end of World War II in Iran in 1945 (1324 Solar Hijri), the recording of gramophone discs from Iranian music resumed, first abroad and later domestically. The rise of radio and Persian-speaking films, which had begun a few years earlier, alongside the recording of discs, contributed to the flourishing of music production. This, in turn, led to the recording and preservation of sounds, which today are considered valuable audio documents of Iranian music history. A brief overview of the historical progression of these diverse documents, which continued to increase until the mid-1970s, is the topic of the final episode of this season of Radio Radif podcasts.

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References

[1] The Stone Disc Journal, compiled by Amir Mansour.
[2] The History of Music Recording in Iran, written by Dr. Sassan Sepanta, 1998, Tehran: Mahoor Publishing.
[3] Discography documents and the personal collection of gramophone discs from the archive of Mohammad Reza Sharaeili.

Collaborators

• Concept: Mohammadreza Sharaeili, Farshad Tavakoli, Ali Samadpour
• Graphics: Studio Melli – Omid Ne’molhabib
• Soundtrack: Ali Samadpour
• Financial Support: Payvar Foundation, Kherad Art House
• Website Manager: Shayan Ghiaseddin
• Social Media Manager: Hamid Fathollahzadeh
• Executive Director and Narrator: Abbas Seyedin
• Writer and Narrator: Mohammad Reza Sharaeili