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Khal Punk
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- Contributors
- 127 (producer), Sohrab Mohebbi (vocals and guitar), Sardar Sarmast (piano, keyboards, accordion and backing vocals), Yahya Alkhansa (drums and tombak), Salmak Khaledi (trombone, soprano trombone and tuba), Alireza Pourasad (bass), Shervin Shahamipour (backing vocals), Negar Arkani (choir), Mina Khojasteh (choir) and Arash Mitooie (producer)113
Life & work
Making music together
Salmak Khaledi, a 127 trombonist, said the group had no fixed instrument plan: its long friendships shaped the instruments in the band.24 Khaledi also described songwriting as a group effort.4
Yahya Alkhansa remembered Sohrab asking him to play a tombak rhythm on the drum kit. Sohrab sang while Sardar Sarmast added piano, and the song came together in that moment.5 Yahya said they had not decided in advance to start working in Persian; he said the lyrics’ content did not change with the language.5
The official album caption names Sardar Sarmast for backing vocals on “Man Kiam” and “Khosro-e Khooban”3, Shervin Shahamipour for backing vocals on “Mellat-e Sarfaraz” and “Charand Goft”3, and Negar Arkani and Mina Khojasteh for choir on “Hamash Dood Bood” and “Mellat-e Sarfaraz”3.
From Dubai to the reunion
In March 2008, 127 played at XVA in Dubai at the start of a US tour. The band performed without drummer Yahya Alkhansa, a conscript who could not leave Iran under his service conditions.2
Songlines later reported that 127 reunited at Rich Mix in Shoreditch in January 2025, their first show together in 17 years.6
Sources
- 1A Reunion to Remember: 127 Returns to the Stage · Vaak Records
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A Reunion to Remember: 127 Returns to the Stage | Vaak Records
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Founded in 2001 by a group of visionary artists in Tehran, 127 is an independent band that has played a pivotal role in Iran's progressive cultural landscape.
For the first time in years, the original lineup—Sohrab Mohebbi (vocals and guitar), Salmak Khaledi (trombone), Sardar Sarmast (piano), and Yahya Alkhansa (drums)—will reunite on stage to deliver an unforgettable performance.
- 2127: Iran's hottest underground act · Gulf News
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Band members Lead vocals : Sohrab Mohebbi Bass : Alireza Pourasad Trombone : Salmak Khaledi Piano : Sardar Sarmast Drummer: Yahya Alkhansa Backing vocals : Shervin Shahamipour
Other influences are Persian melodies, jazz, funk and ska, best described as a sort of folk punk, in English.
Their Dubai gig held at Bastakiya's XVA, was a heartening kick-off for their US tour where they will perform at the SXSW (South By South West) festival and tour until April 2.
The group performed in Dubai without their drummer, Yahya Alkhansa; a conscript in the Iranian army who couldnot leave the country because of the conditions of military service
- 3127's Official Web Site: Discography (2009 archive) · 127 official site, preserved by the Internet Archive
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127 merges Iranian music influences with jazz all together with an alternative sound. Some call it folk-punk, the band calls it Khal Punk.
Sardar Sarmast: Piano, Keyboards, Accordion, back vocals on Man Kiam and Khosro-e Khooban
Shervin Shahamipour: Setad ob Doctor, back vocals on Mellat-e Sarfaraz and Charand Goft
Negar Arkani and Mina Khojasteh: Choir on Hamash Dood Bood and Mellat-e Sarfaraz
Sohrab Mohebbi: Vocals, Guitar Sardar Sarmast: Piano, Keyboards, Accordion, back vocals on Man Kiam and Khosro-e Khooban Yahya Alkhansa: Drums, Tombak Salmak Khaledi: Trombone, Soprano Trombone, Tuba Alireza Pourasad: Bass Shervin Shahamipour: Setad ob Doctor, back vocals on Mellat-e Sarfaraz and Charand Goft Negar Arkani and Mina Khojasteh: Choir on Hamash Dood Bood and Mellat-e Sarfaraz Bronween Robertson: Introduction to Khal-Punk Recorded at Golkhune and Mitooie Studios November-December 2007 Mixed by Arash Mitooie Produced by 127 and Arash Mitooie All lyrics by Sohrab Mohebbi, except for Man Kiam (unknown lyricist) cover photo by Ramin Haerizadeh other artworks by Shervin Shahamipour 127 photo by Chris Maluszynski / MOMENT (127 first America tour, New York)
- 4«خال پانک» هیجان آور و هجوآمیز «۱۲۷» با ترومبون · Radio Farda
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هيچ تصمیمی برای سازبندی نبود. به خاطر اينکه ما از قديم با هم دوست بوديم اين گروه سازبندی امروز را دارد.
و بعد همه با هم گروهی آهنگ را می سازيم.
- 5لطفا لامپهای اضافی را خاموش کنید (interview with Yahya Alkhansa) · Meidaan
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یحیی الخنسا نوازندهی درام و یکی از اعضای گروه ۱۲۷ است
حالا همینو میتونی با درام بزنی جای تنبک؟ زدم.
یعنی من یه چیز زدم سهراب خوند، سردار هم الکی یه چیزایی رو پیانو زد و یه دفعه آهنگ درست شد.
کل آهنگ در لحظه ساخته شد.
یعنی این جور نبود که تصمیم بگیریم ما از این به بعد بیایم فارسی کار کنیم.
ما وقتی زبانمون عوض شد محتوای شعرهامون عوض نشد.
- 6Essential 10 Iranian Albums - Songlines · Songlines ·
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In January, they reunited for a performance at Rich Mix in Shoreditch, their first show together in 17 years.
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- 8Magnitazdat (Songs of Terror & Hope) - EP by 127 - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Magnitazdat (Songs of Terror & Hope) - EP by 127 on Apple Music
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- 9Magnitazdat (Songs of Terror & Hope) - EP by 127 - Spotify · Spotify
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2007-09-11
127 · EP · 2007 · 5 songs
- 10Magnitazdat (Songs of Terror & Hope) · YouTube
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Magnitazdat (Songs of Terror & Hope)
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- 11Khal Punk - Album by 127 - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Khal Punk 127 Rock · 2008 Preview January 1, 2008 17 songs, 1 hour 6 minutes ℗ 2008 Minor Key Records
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- 14Pop Emergency English - Single by 127 - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Pop Emergency English - Single by 127 on Apple Music
2011-11-11
- 15Pop Emergency English - Single by 127 - Spotify · Spotify
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2011-11-11
127 · single · 2011 · 3 songs
- 16Pop Emergency - Album by 127 - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Pop Emergency 127 Rock · 2011 Preview November 11, 2011 12 songs, 56 minutes ℗ 2011 Minor Key Records
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- 19به راه خود - Album by 127 - Apple Music · Apple Music
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به راه خود - Album by 127 - Apple Music
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