Barobax
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Barobax are an underground Iran
ian pop
band with all the members living in Tehran
, Iran. Like many other forms of music in Iran, their music is censored domestically. Yet, they have an international following thanks to the Internet and Iranian satellite stations based outside Iran. Additionally, record labels such as Avang Music
and M4 Records have distributed their music internationally. Their album "Wag" was released in 2007. Filmed on location in Paris Café featuring Gamno, Barobax released Soosan Khanoom on January 16, 2010.
. The band changed the slang pronunciation barobach (بروبچ) to barobax.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band with all the members living in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran. Like many other forms of music in Iran, their music is censored domestically. Yet, they have an international following thanks to the Internet and Iranian satellite stations based outside Iran. Additionally, record labels such as Avang Music
Avang Music
Avang Music is an Iranian American record label based in Encino, California.-Current Artists:As of July 2011 the current artists are signed to Avang Music, according to the labels website :*Amo*Andy*Ando *Arian Band*Bahador Kharazmi*Banan...
and M4 Records have distributed their music internationally. Their album "Wag" was released in 2007. Filmed on location in Paris Café featuring Gamno, Barobax released Soosan Khanoom on January 16, 2010.
Name
The name "Barobax" is a satirical reference to pronunciation of the Persian bar o bacheh (بر و بچه, "kids" or "friends") by the wealthier uptown citizens of north TehranNorth Tehran
North Tehran is a wealthy region in Tehran, Iran. North Tehran is known as an area of liberal Iranians who wear more moderate clothing and have more secular ideas.-People living in North Tehran:*Mohammad Khatami, politician, former President of Iran...
. The band changed the slang pronunciation barobach (بروبچ) to barobax.