Kiosk is an Iranian rock band founded in Tehran by Arash Sobhani.5 Its music combines Iranian folk, gypsy jazz and rock with satirical lyrics about social and political life in Iran.7
Recordings
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Ordinary Man (Adam e Mamooli)
Amor De La Velocidad (Eshgh e Sorat)
Global Zoo (Bagh e Vahsh e Jahaani)- Ay Yarom Biawith Mohsen Namjoo
- Nameh Be Sardar (Letter to the Sardar)
Morgh e Sahar (Bird of Dawn)with Mohsen Namjoo
Dasht e Sabz (Green Field)
Triple Distilled: Live at Yoshi's (Seh Taghtireh)
Outcome of Negotiations (Natijeh e Mozakerat)
Parallel Establishments (Tashkilat e Movazi)
Call a Cab (Zang Bezan Azhans)- Strange Days - JJ Cale Cover
Condition Orange: Live in Toronto (Vaziyat Narenji)
Stereo Tull Presents
Sweet Destiny
Desolateville
Ay Yarom Bia
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- Contributors
- Kiosk and Mohsen Namjoo5
Condition Orange: Live in Toronto (Vaziyat Narenji)
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Life & work
From Tehran to San Francisco
The band’s biography dates its formation to 2003, while its homepage and YouTube description give 2004.523 Its musicians emigrated to the United States and Canada after censorship and restrictions in Iran.7 Ordinary Man (Adam e Mamooli) was released in 2005.5
Kiosk performed at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts and Yoshi’s Jazz Club.5 The Yoshi’s recording became Triple Distilled: Live at Yoshi’s, released in 2010.75 Alongside its albums, Kiosk released Ay Yarom Bia in 2008 and Morgh e Sahar (Bird of Dawn) in 2009, both featuring Mohsen Namjoo.5 Its Strange Days, released in 2014, is a JJ Cale cover.5
An album as a chapter of life
Sobhani’s work in Kiosk includes songwriting and lyrics, as well as guitar and vocals.7 In a 2016 interview, he explained why the album remained an important form for him: a period or chapter of life could have a beginning and an end within it. He compared making an album to writing a novel rather than a blog, preserving the feeling of a period rather than a single moment.8
That interview accompanied Stereo Tull Presents, released in 2016.5 Sobhani recalled Stereo Tull as an organization that circulated unauthorized music in Iran during the 1360s and 1370s of the Solar Hijri calendar. Before the internet and satellite television, with shortwave radio also less available, it brought music from around the world into Iran, copied it onto cassettes and passed it to listeners.8 He described the album as the story of Kamran Mellat, who led that network.8
Sweet Destiny, titled پایان شیرین in Persian, grew from Sobhani’s long-held wish to make a musical film.9 In August 2021, he said the band had spent about four years working on the album with limited resources.9 During that period, they had gone without releasing an album while concentrating on the project.9 Sweet Destiny was released in 2021; Desolateville followed in 2023.5
Sources
- 1PHOTOS | KIOSK · www.kiosktheband.com
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- 2KIOSK THE BAND · www.kiosktheband.com
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https://soundcloud.com/kiosktheband
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Kiosk is a Persian (Iranian) Blues/Rock/Jazz band that was formed in Tehran in 2004, known for its blend of musical styles and its wry lyrics confronting Iranian cultural angst.
- 3KIOSK · YouTube
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https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kiosk/78577959
Kiosk is a Persian (Iranian) Blues/Rock/Jazz band that was formed in Tehran in 2004.
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- 5The Band | Kiosk · Kiosk (official site)
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Kiosk (Persian: کیوسک) is a rock band formed in Tehran in 2003, known for its blend of musical styles and its wry lyrics confronting Iranian cultural angst.
Current Kiosk members include: Arash Sobhani (Vocal, Guitar) Ali Kamali (Bass) Shahrouz Molaei (Drum) Nima Ahmadieh (Guitar)
Kiosk is a pioneering Iranian rock band (The Berlin Daily Newspaper) founded by Arash Sobhani in Tehran in 2003.
2005: Ordinary Man (Adam e Mamooli)
In their current base of San Francisco, Kiosk has performed at the Palace of Fine Arts and Yoshi's Jazz Club (the latter broadcast as a critically acclaimed live recording).
2010: Triple Distilled: Live at Yoshi's (Seh Taghtireh)
2008: Ay Yarom Bia featuring Mohsen Namjoo
2009: Morgh e Sahar (Bird of Dawn) featuring Mohsen Namjoo
2014: Strange Days - JJ Cale Cover
2016: Stereo Tull Presents
2021: Sweet Destiny
2023: Desolateville
2007: Amor De La Velocidad (Eshgh e Sorat)
2008: Global Zoo (Bagh e Vahsh e Jahaani)
2009: Nameh Be Sardar (Letter to the Sardar)
2009: Dasht e Sabz (Green Field)
2011: Outcome of Negotiations (Natijeh e Mozakerat)
2013: Parallel Establishments (Tashkilat e Movazi)
2014: Call a Cab (Zang Bezan Azhans)
2015: Condition Orange: Live in Toronto (Vaziyat Narenji)
- 6Arash Sobhani | Biography · Arash Sobhani
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Arash Sobhani, as the vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, and songwriter of the Iranian rock band Kiosk, has recorded eleven albums since the band’s formation in Tehran in 2003 and its subsequent relocation to the United States in 2005.
- 7Stream KIOSK music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud · SoundCloud
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Kiosk is a pioneering Iranian rock band (The Berlin Daily Newspaper) founded by Arash Sobhani in Tehran in 2003. After censorship and restriction by Iranian authorities, its musicians immigrated to the U.S. and Canada. The band has since toured throughout the world and released 10 albums. Kiosk is known for its satirical lyrics, which provide a socio-political commentary of life in Iran, as well as its blend of several music styles, from Iranian folk to gypsy jazz to rock. Kiosk's music has been described by BBC World as "songs that speak to a generation...Kiosk's stinging political satire is hidden within its blues and folksy sound." Haaretz has referred to Kiosk as the most popular Iranian rock band in the Iranian diaspora, while Ahram Online describes how the band gives a voice to their generation. Kiosk's live album "Triple Distilled," recorded at Yoshi's Jazz Club, was chosen by presenter Mark Coles from BBC World's "World of Music" as one of the ten best world music albums of the year, alongside such artists as Paolo Conte and Ali Farka Touré. TIME Magazine has called Kiosk "a band that can criticize the Iranian government without retribution," while Frontline PBS has praised their "eclectic sound that incorporates a multitude of instruments and styles." Current Kiosk members include Ali Kamali (bass, recording engineer), Arash Sobhani (lyricist and songwriter, guitar, vocals) and Shahrouz Molaei (drum).
- 8«کیوسک» با نهمین آلبوم؛ «استریو تال» از راه میرسد · Radio Farda
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فکر میکنم بیش از هر چیزی جدا از سابقه سنتی که داریم از لحاظ موسیقی راک صحبت میکنیم برای هرکدام از ماها وقتی شروع میکنیم به ساختن کاری یک دوره یا فصلی از زندگی مان است که دوست داریم اول و آخرش معلوم باشد و اینها را در یک آلبوم تعریف میکنیم. فرق بین وبلاگ نوشتن میماند با رمان نوشتن. هرچند رمان نوشتن کم کم دارد منسوخ میشود ولی خب یک حس و حال دورهای را ضبط میکند و فکر میکنم این هم همین کار را می کند و یک دوره را ضبط میکند تا یک لحظه را.
استریوتال یک تشکیلاتی بود که در دهه ۶۰ و ۷۰ خورشیدی در ایران موسیقی غیرمجاز را پخش میکرد. کاری که میکرد موقعی که ماهواره و اینترنت نبود و رادیوهای موج کوتاه هم خیلی کمتر بود، موسیقی دنیا را با هزار ترفند وارد ایران میکرد و کاستها را پر میکرد و این را به دست دوستاران موسیقی میرساند.
در واقع آلبوم روایت کامران ملت است که این تشکیلات را رهبری میکرد
- 9گفتوگو با آرش سبحانی؛ گروه کیوسک و «پایان شیرین» اعدام با توپ جنگی · Radio Farda
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فارسیاش را گفتهای «پایان شیرین».
مرسی فرید جان، مرسی از فرصتی که در اختیار من گذاشتید. والله چیزی در حدود چهار سال است که ما داریم روی این آلبوم کار میکنیم، با امکانات کمی که به هر صورت داشتیم. ولی ایدهٔ اینکه چیزی به صورت فیلم موزیکال بسازیم، از خیلی وقت پیش توی ذهن من بود. کاری بود که توی ایران نشده بود. تا آنجا که میدانم، در اطراف ایران هم نشده بود و برای من خیلی جذاب بود.
چهار سال که ما صبر کردیم و آلبوم ندادیم، روی این [پروژه] فوکوس کردند.
- 10Adameh Mamooli (Ordinary Man) - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Adameh Mamooli (Ordinary Man) by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 11Eshghe Sorat (amor de la Velocidad) - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Eshghe Sorat (amor de la Velocidad) by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 12bagh e Vahsh e Jahani (Global Zoo) - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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bagh e Vahsh e Jahani (Global Zoo) by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 13Stream Kiosk Nameh Be Sardar by KIOSK | Listen online for free on SoundCloud · soundcloud.com
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Kiosk Nameh Be Sardar
- 14Stream Morghe Sahar - Kiosk (Feat. Mohsen Namjoo) by KIOSK | Listen online for free on SoundCloud · soundcloud.com
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Morghe Sahar - Kiosk (Feat. Mohsen Namjoo)
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- 15Stream Kiosk Dasht e Sabz by KIOSK | Listen online for free on SoundCloud · soundcloud.com
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Kiosk Dasht e Sabz
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- 16Triple Distilled: Live At Yoshi's - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Triple Distilled: Live At Yoshi's by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 17Natijeh e Mozakerat (Outcome of Negotiations) - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Natijeh e Mozakerat (Outcome of Negotiations) by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 18Parallel Establishments - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Parallel Establishments by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 19Call a Cab - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Call a Cab by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 20Stream Strange Days (JJ Cale Cover) by KIOSK | Listen online for free on SoundCloud · soundcloud.com
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Strange Days (JJ Cale Cover)
- 21Condition Orange (Live) - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Condition Orange (Live) by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 22Stereo Tull Presents - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Stereo Tull Presents by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 23Sweet Destiny - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Sweet Destiny by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 24Sweet Destiny - Album by Kiosk | Spotify · Spotify
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Listen to Sweet Destiny - Album by Kiosk | Spotify
- 25Desolateville - Album by Kiosk - Apple Music · Apple Music
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Desolateville by Kiosk on Apple Music
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- 26Desolateville - Album by Kiosk | Spotify · Spotify
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Listen to Desolateville on Spotify · album · Kiosk · 2023 · 7 songs