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O-Hum
are the pioneers of Iranian
modern rock music. In fact,
in 1999 and by recording
their first album they
started a movement which was
later called Persian
Underground Music. Since
then, many young musicians
and rock bands have followed
what O-hum created as a way
to have freedom to play,
record and promote their
music without any boundary.
The way O-Hum smartly used
Internet both as a powerful
Media and a strong fan base
helped them get through the
censorship of 'Ershad' [The
ministry of Guidance in
Iran] and spread their sound
into the whole world.The
band was formed in 1999 in
Tehran by Shahram Sharbaf
[Singer\Songwriter\
Producer] with Shahrokh
Izadkhah
[Guitars\Traditional Inst.]
and Babak Riahipour
[Bass]. In 2002 Babak left
the band due to personal
matters and to continue his
solo career. O-Hum music is
a mix of western rock music
melted with Persian
music,scales and
Instruments. Lyrics are
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Iranian legendary
poets Hafez and Rumi.
With their first album 'Nahal-e
Heyrat' [1999] the band has had
troubles with Ershad to get album
release or concert permission, which
nearly all of their attempts failed. But in
2001 O-Hum launched their website
and put all their songs online for
free. The feedback and appreciation
has been so huge since then that
helped the band be recognized on
international scene and play
concerts in United Stated and
Europe. The band
recorded two singles as 'Hafez in
Love' [2002] and since then Shahram
has been fronting O-Hum as a
solo project. 'Aloodeh'
[2005] was the next full album by
O-Hum which was released outside of
Iran and received a great welcome
both locally and overseas. During
2004 to 2008 the band was busy
playing several gigs in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Rostock,
Amsterdam and New York.
O-Hum has been one of the first
underground bands after the
revolution to appear on foreign
stages.
O-Hum's latest album 'E-Hum:
Remixes [1999/2009]'
was digitally released 15th March
2010 on major online music stores. |
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