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Beyond Genre: Embracing Diversity in Music as ‘The Lofi Guy’
Pooria, also known as Pozx (Pooria On Zodiac’s Expansion), is a 25-year-old Iranian singer, songwriter, and musician based in Tehran. Most Iranian music enthusiasts recognize him for his involvement in the lo-fi genre, and his choice of the username 'The Lo-Fi Guy' on Instagram has reinforced this perception. His distinctive lyrical style, which deviates from…
In Conversation with Niousha Noor: Can the Quintessentially Iranian Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma Be Broken?
At the heart of The Persian Version, an American comedy-drama directed by Maryam Keshavarz, lies a message about cultural identity and family relationships. The Sundance award-winning film is loosely based on the director’s life, who grew up in the United States, and was recently released in Europe—perhaps intentionally or by pure coincidence—at the beginning of…
Ali Mahini’s Lens on Society’s Hidden Realities
“Irooni Boodan (being Iranian)” is a timeless and spaceless mindset and a place that displays the set of behaviors of Iranian people. These behaviors, which have no meaning for a first world, make our identity. Ali Mahini, the young photographer of generation Z, uses the curiosity and arrogance of his generation, to dig into the…

She Said Yes! Chvrsi Marries Longtime Girlfriend Pareeaa

One of the important points that distinguishes the new generation of Iranian rappers from the ideologies of past eras, beyond the musical developments, is their attention to their personality and identity outside the framework of music. Accordingly, a considerable part of their identity is defined by the effective and constant presence of their partners as companions in their adventures. This is a very important issue whose reflection can be clearly seen in the recent period of Persian rap, showing the maturity and growth of many young Persian rappers, contrary to the general idea based solely on the themes of their songs.

Chvrsi, an Iranian rapper born in 1998, is one of the foremost figures in the history of Persian rap. Today, after three years of a romantic relationship, he announced his marriage to Pareeaa by publishing a story with the caption “She Said Yessss”. Pareeaa‘s presence in the music videos of “Qol” and “52Hz” is a completely new event in the Persian rap scene, which shows the honest approach of this young artist, largely influenced by the cultural developments of Iranian society, especially the youth culture.

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