- Sandy (band)
Sandy is a Persian rap/
pop music group that was popular in the 1990s.History
Iranian-born
Frankfurt erShahram Azar formed the band in 1987 with drummerBehzad Pishrow and E-Guitar playerReza Zamini . Keyboard playerVahid Habibzadeh and E-Bass playerHomayun Moshir Akhbari joined in 1990.In 1993 their album Begu Dustamdari was released, featuring the song
Arusi Bandari , styled after the traditionalBandari music of thePersian Gulf region ofIran but played on electronic instruments. Dokhtare Hadjialmas followed in 1994.Two years later the group released a third album, Ding Dang, with the major hit Dokhtar Ahwazi. Around this time Sandy began to tour the
United States , and met interested musicians. Now based inLos Angeles , one of the world's major Persiandiaspora s, the current members of Sandy are:*
Shahram Azar , Vocal, Producer&Song Writer
*Behzad Pishrow , drummer
*Khashayar Azar , Vocal, Song Writer, Keyboard
*Sam Sohrabi , Percussion
*Karlo Babakhanian , Drums
*Ross Wright , bass
*Oliver Varoujian , keyboard
*Sam Sohrabi , PercussionAlbums
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Begu Dustamdari (1993)
*Dokhtare Hadjialmas (1994)
*Ding Dang (1995)
*Cobra (1996)
*Top Singer (1998)
*Raghse Javuna (2000)
*Tagh (2004)
*Sabok Sangin (2007)External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/khashayar2 Khashayar Azar]
* [http://www.sh-sandyfan.com sandyfan website]
* [http://www.tapesh.com/music.php Tapesh.com Music Archive] Contains songs by artist inReal Audio format.
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