Barg Music Explained

Barg Music
Screenshot Size:250px
Type:Music
Founder:Mehdi Rajabian
Foundation:2007 – 2013
Location City:Tehran
Location Country:Iran
Area Served:Worldwide

Barg Music (Persian : برگ موزیک an acronym for بنیاد رسمی گزارش موسیقی : Official Foundation for Music Reports) was an Iranian website and music publisher. It was founded in 2007 by the composer and setar player Mehdi Rajabian, who also ran the company. The website was in English and Persian and played a significant role in producing and publishing alternative music in Persian.[1] [2] [3]

Closure

Barg Music was forced to close on October 5, 2013, after the arrest of Mehdi Rajabian by the Iranian intelligence agency. Rajabian was accused of cooperating with underground singers and of publishing the voices of women singers, contrary to the Islamic laws of Iran.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Confiscation

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Mehdi Rajabian stated that Barg Music Company was confiscated by the Iranian regime after his arrest.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Three jailed in Iran for distributing underground music. Dehghan. Saeed Kamali. 2016-06-06. The Guardian. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2016-12-11.
  2. Web site: Mehdi Rajabian, a musician and founder of BargMusic. 2017-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510083313/http://www.pen-international.org/01/2016/call-on-iranian-authorities-to-drop-charges-on-two-musicians-and-a-filmmaker/?print=print. dead.
  3. Web site: A jailed Iranian musician texts from his hospital bed: Don’t forget me. Washington Post. 2016-12-11.
  4. Web site: Iran: Tortured filmmaker and musicians face imminent arrest amid crackdown on artists. www.amnesty.org. 2016-12-11.
  5. News: Artists Sentenced to Prison. 2016-12-11.
  6. News: Underground Music Distributors Await Appeal Decision for Six Years in Prison. International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. en-us. 2016-12-11.
  7. Web site: A jailed Iranian musician texts from his hospital bed: Don’t forget me. Washington Post. 2016-12-11.
  8. News: UN: "Artistic expression is not a crime" – Special Rapporteurs urge the Iranian government to free jailed artists. 2016-06-24. Freemuse. en-GB. 2016-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220090437/http://freemuse.org/archives/12297. 2016-12-20. dead.
  9. News: Iran: Music Is Not A Crime - Voice Project. Voice Project. en-US. 2016-12-11.
  10. News: Three jailed in Iran for distributing underground music. Dehghan. Saeed Kamali. 2016-06-06. The Guardian. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2016-12-11.
  11. Web site: Mehdi Rajabian: One Iranian Artist's Fight for Creative Freedom. Rollingstone. 2021-06-05.

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