Ashkan Kagan

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…

2024-06-25143Views 0Comments

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…

2024-06-2487Views 0Comments

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…

2024-06-2473Views 0Comments

Beyond Genre: Embracing Diversity in Music as ‘The Lofi Guy’

In Conversation with Niousha Noor: Can the Quintessentially Iranian Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma Be Broken?

Ali Mahini’s Lens on Society’s Hidden Realities

Young Sudden and Ashkan Kagan Drop New Single “Viral”

Vinak And Kagan Release New Studio Album ‘TNT’ Along With 5 Music Videos

Hiphopologist And Vinak Drop New Album “Peymod Be Shemroon”

Dorcci And Kagan Have Returned With A New Synthwave Song “Before You Gone”

Belaad: A New Chapter In The Careers of Hiphopologist, Vinak, and Ashkan Kagan

The 10 Best Persian Music Videos of 2023