Abbass Mehrpouya
Mehrpouya Sitar (2009)
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Length:  44:53
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Soul Raga    4:07
      2.  
      		 Ghame Tanhai    5:11
      3.  
      		 African Jumbo    11:29
      4.  
      		 Payan Gerefteh    4:47
      5.  
      		 Geryeh Makon    4:59
      6.  
      		 Nemimanad    5:36
      7.  
      		 Man Ke Mordeham    3:41
      8.  
      		 Ghabile Leyli    5:00
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      Abbass Mehrpouya - Mehrpouya Sitar (2009) {PSR002CD}


      Artist...............: Abbass Mehrpouya
      Album................: Mehrpouya Sitar
      Genre................: Funk
      Source...............: CD
      Year.................: 2009

      Rare Psych-Funk from Iran - 2009 Reissue


      "The holy grail of Iranian music. A mid-70s sitar psych-funk masterpiece."


      Damn! According to the notes included with this reissue, Abbass Mehrpouya was an Iranian sitar player who had a reputation as one of his nation's best. I tried to scoop more info on this guy, because this album is absolutely BANGIN', but Google's magic has failed me, so we're just going to take their word for it. What matters is that this record is overflowing with hypnotic, gyrating psychedelic shag-carpet grooves; funk drums mingle with skittering tablas, and choppy chicken scratch guitars dance around flute and horn arrangements as Mehrpouya lays a thick sitar incense haze around the whole party. The record reaches its apex with the 12-minute "African Jumbo;" he then takes things down a notch on Side Two with a batch of more mellow, somewhat orchestrated, but still grooving vocal tracks that flow quite nicely after the insanity of Side One. I haven't heard a record that so successfully mixes heavy eastern vibe-outs with heavy western funk-outs since Ananda Shankar's amazing batch of '70s platters got reissued a few years back. If you were a fan of those records, if you dig on the funkier side of the Bollywood spectrum, of if you just need something new to hit your hookah, this is the record for you. Highest recommendation! (I.Q., other music)


      Amazingly deep and grizzly psych funk from mid-70s Iran. The eleven-minute African Jumbo is a gone dog: brilliant sitars and flutes, heavy drums, horns, percussion. Warmly recommended. (Honest Jons)



      Tracklisting


      1. (00:04:07) Abbass Mehrpouya - Soul Raga
      2. (00:05:12) Abbass Mehrpouya - Ghame Tanhai
      3. (00:11:29) Abbass Mehrpouya - African Jumbo
      4. (00:04:47) Abbass Mehrpouya - Payan Gerefteh
      5. (00:05:00) Abbass Mehrpouya - Geryeh Makon
      6. (00:05:36) Abbass Mehrpouya - Nemimanad
      7. (00:03:42) Abbass Mehrpouya - Man Ke Mordeham
      8. (00:05:00) Abbass Mehrpouya - Ghabile Leyli

      Playing Time.........: 00:44:54



      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYOuA6TY6B8
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wcBDDoTeJ4
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