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 (The Sunflower) was released in 2000.
Their second album, however, had more complex lyrics. It was named Va Amma, Eshgh (And Now, Love) 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 "The Words I Love You" (A light for eternity). In 2009, Arian released a single called "Here Comes Nowruz, Here Comes Spring" for the Iranian new year.
Current members Ali Pahlavan (Vocals & Guitar) Payam Salehi (Vocals & Guitar) Ninef Amirkhas (Keyboard) (studying in the United States)
Guest players Farzad Fakhreddini (Electric Guitar) Dara Daraei (Bass Guitar) Shahab Hosseini (Keyboard) Alireza Miraqa (Percussion) Amid Bonakdar (Bass Guitar)
Former guest players Tirdad Keshavarzi (Electric Guitar) - Tehran Milad Hall (Tehran International Fair) Saman Emami (Electric Guitar)- Tehran S'ad Abad Palace. Milad Zendeh Naam (Electric Guitar) - Dubai Babak Akhoundi (Electric Guitar)- Uk, Germany Tour
Guest players in albums Abbas Sadeqi (Electric Guitar) Babak Akhoundi (Electric Guitar) Fleming Khoshqadami (Harmonica) Farzad Fakhreddini (Electric Guitar) Jaber Eta'ati (Accordion)
Discography Albums Gole Aftabgardoon (گل آفتابگردون) (2000) Va Amma Eshgh (2001) (و اما عشق) Ta Binahayat (2004) (تا بی نهایت) Bi To Ba To (2008) (بی تو با تو) Khoda Hafez (2015) (خداحافظ) +Gole Aftabgardoon, Taraneh Sharghi RecordsNotesAli Pahlavan / Payam SalehiNameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Setareh"Ali PahlavanNinef AmirkhasNinef Amirkhas"Gole Aftabgardoon"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Age Dastamo Begiri"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Gharibeh"Payam SalehiPayam Salehi"Madar"Payam SalehiPayam Salehi"Mola Ali Jan"Darab PahlavanAli Pahlavan & Payam Salehi"Yase Kabood"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Mosafer"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Baroon"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Farda Male Mast"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan +Va Amma Eshgh, Taraneh Sharghi RecordsNotesAli Pahlavan / Payam SalehiNameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Parvaz"Ali Pahlavan & Ninef AmirkhasSiamak KhahaniNinef Amirkhas"Panjereh"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Gol e Man"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Na Mehraboon"Sharareh FarnejadSharareh Farnejad"Gol e Hamisheh Bahar"Ninef AmirkhasNinef Amirkhas"Bahooneh"Sharareh Farnejad, Ali Pahlavan, Ninef Amirkhas Payam Salehi"Iran"Fahimeh RadmandPayam Salehi, Ali Pahlavan, Ninef Amirkhas"Taraneye Eshgh"Ninef AmirkhasSiamak Khahani"Hamdame Ghoroob"Ninef AmirkhasNinef Amirkhas"Roya Ye Sepid"Sharareh FarnejadSharareh Farnejad"Hamraz"Ninef AmirkhasNinef Amirkhas"Bemmon Ta Bemoonam"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan +Ta Binahayat, Taraneh Sharghi RecordsAli Pahlavan / Payam SalehiNameSongwriterComposerArrangementNotes"Afsoongar"Ninef Amirkhas, Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan, Ninef Amirkhas, Siamak Khahani Ninef AmirkhasElectric guitar : Babak Akhoundi Harmonica : Feleming Khoshghadami
Music engineer : Nima Varasteh & Mohamad Nosrati"Bezar Beram"Sharareh FarnejadSharareh Farnejad"Kaashki"Sharareh FarnejadSharareh Farnejad"Sokoot"Ninef AmirkhasNinef Amirkhas"Telesm"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Qasr-E-Sheni"Payam SalehiPayam Salehi"Shaparak"Ninef Amirkhas, Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Gomshodeye Man"Mahsan AbediAli Pahlavan"Kabootarhaye Sepid"Simón Amirkhas, Ninef Amirkhas, Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan, Ninef Amirkhas"Khorshid E Eshgh"Ninef Amirkhas, Ali Pahlavan, Sharareh FarnejadAli Pahlavan"Mageh Misheh"Ninef AmirkhasNinef Amirkhas"Aroom Arooom"Ninef Amirkhas, Ali PahlavanSiamak Khahani +Bi To Ba To, Taraneh Sharghi RecordsAli Pahlavan / Payam SalehiNameSongwriterComposerArrangementNotes"Qasedak"Ali PahlavanAli PahlavanNinef AmirkhasMusic engineer : Ninef Amirkhas Mix & Mastring : Sirvan Khosravi"Tab"Ninef AmirkhasSiamak Khahani"The Words I Love You" feat. Chris de Burgh Chris de Burgh & Ninef AmirkhasChris de Burgh"Lahzeh Ha"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Ki Bejoz Man"Ninef AmirkhasNinef Amirkhas"Hanooz Baram Hamooni"Sharareh FarnejadSharareh Farnejad"Bi To Ba To"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Man Age Jaye To Boodam"Ninef Amirkhas, Sharareh FarnejadNinef Amirkhas, Sharareh Farnejad"Nagoo"Payam SalehiPayam Salehi"Sahel"Ali PahlavanAli Pahlavan"Khabeh Naz"Ninef AmirkhasNinef Amirkhas"Ey Javidan Iran"Ninef AmirkhasAli Pahlavan"Oon Rooza"Ninef AmirkhasAli Pahlavan, Ninef Amirkhas"Nagoo (Remix)"Payam SalehiPayam Salehi +Goodbye, Taraneh Sharghi Records, Honar AvalAli Pahlavan / Payam SalehiNameSongwriterComposerArrangementNotes"Bargard"Ali PahlavanAli PahlavanFarshad FarsianElectric guitar : Farzad Fakhreddini Harmonica : Babak Safarnejad
Mix and Mastring : Amir Tafreshi"Bishtar"Ali PahlavanAli PahlavanShahab Hosseini"Deltangi-Haa"Ali PahlavanAli PahlavanSaeed Modarres"Faseleh"Ali PahlavanAli PahlavanShahab Hosseini"Delam Barat Tang Shodeh"Sharareh FarnejadSharareh FarnejadSaeed Modarres"To Moondi o Man"Ali PahlavanAli PahlavanShahab Hosseini"Nemidoonam"Ali PahlavanAli PahlavanFarshad Farsian"To Ke Ba Man Bashi"Ali PahlavanSiamak KhahaniSaeed Modarres"Ba'de To"Sharareh FarnejadSharareh FarnejadShahab Hosseini"Too Cheshaye Man Negah Kon"Ali PahlavanAli PahlavanShahab Hosseini"Taa Abad"Ali PahlavanAli PahlavanFarshad Farsian
Singles "Here Comes Nowruz, Here Comes Spring" (2009) (عيد اومد بهار اومد) "The Footsteps of Hope" (2010) (صدای پای اميد) "Seven" (2010) (هفت) "Since You Have Gone" (2010) (از روزی که رفتی) "Miss You Lots" (2010) (تو رو کم دارم) "Flight - Club Mix" (2010) (پرواز - کلاب میکس)
Videography Arian Band - Parvaz The Words I Love You - (HD Quality DVD)
References
External links
Arian on Spotify Helianth Productions (official label website)