Arian (band)


Aryan or Arian is the first Persian pop band consisting of both male and female singers and players in Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Pahlavan and Salehi are the band's lead vocalists, and the songwriters are Pahlavan, Salehi, Amirkhas, Khahani and Farnejad. Their second, third and fourth albums were the bestselling albums of their release years. They are the first Iranian band to feature in the "International Who's Who in Music". They have released four albums, and played concerts around the globe. They donate part of their profits to the "United Nations World Food Programme".
The reason the band stopped making music was mentioned in an interview with one of the lead vocalists, Ali Pahlavan. First, Ninef Amirkhas, the arranger of all songs and an important member directing the band, left the country. With Ninef Amirkhas leaving, all of the responsibilities were now left on Pahlavan's shoulder. "But then came the disputes with our producer and problems with the officials. As the problems grew larger, members gradually lost their enthusiasm due to the lack of suitable conditions to work, and finally called it a day”, Pahlavan said in an interview back in 2015.

Albums

Their debut album, Gole Aftabgardoon was released in 2000.
Their second album, however, had more complex lyrics. It was named Va Amma, Eshgh and released in 2001. It took three years to release the third album, Till Eternity..., released in 2004.
In a recent interview with BBC they said, "Now we have a responsibility, we should be better and introduce ourselves all over the world. "If you go to Iranian movies all you see is misery - nothing else. People think Iran is like this - everything is a desert, all the people are crying.... We wanted to show the real Iran".
In 2008, they released their fourth album, Bi to Ba to, and they worked together with Chris de Burgh and produced an English-Persian version of de Burgh's song . In 2009, Arian released a single called "Here Comes Nowruz, Here Comes Spring" for the Iranian new year.

Current members

;Former guest players
  • Tirdad Keshavarzi - Tehran Milad Hall
  • Saman Emami - Tehran S'ad Abad Palace.
  • Milad Zendeh Naam - Dubai
  • Babak Akhoundi - Uk, Germany Tour
;Guest players in albums
  • Abbas Sadeqi
  • Babak Akhoundi
  • Fleming Khoshqadami
  • Farzad Fakhreddini
  • Jaber Eta'ati

    Discography

Albums

  • Gole Aftabgardoon
  • Va Amma Eshgh
  • Ta Binahayat
  • Bi To Ba To
  • ''Khoda Hafez''

    Singles

  • "Here Comes Nowruz, Here Comes Spring"
  • "The Footsteps of Hope"
  • "Seven"
  • "Since You Have Gone"
  • "Miss You Lots"
  • "Flight - Club Mix"

    Videography

  • Arian Band - Parvaz
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