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Kiosk, Alternative Iranian Rock Band, Performs at the El Rey Theatre
posted November 7, 2008 - 8:30am by Editor
Kiosk at the ReyKiosk is known as an Iranian Blues/Rock/Jazz band, established by a few friends in a basement in Iran, now all living abroad. The band members are Arash Sobhani (guitar & vocals), Ali Kamali (bass guitar), Ardalan Payvar (keyboards), Babak Khiavchi (guitar), Shahrouz Molaei (drums). Kiosk is often noted for its biting critical social and political, but humorous lyrics.
This month the band releases their third album, “Global Zoo” or “Bagh e Vahsh e Jahani.”
The new album features ten tracks varying in music style from Gypsy Jazz to Waltz and from Argentinean Tango to Blues. Although the music of the album is a big departure from the Underground Blues/Rock soun of the previous two Kiosk albums, the lyrics of Arash Sobhani (lead vocalist , songwriter and guitarist) continue the social commentary on a wide variety of issues affecting the daily lives of Iranians all over the world.
“Global Zoo is how Kiosk sees the world today,” says Arash Sobhani. “The dialogue of civilizations apparently hasn’t worked too well and as a consequence the world has turned into a zoo, as opposed to a jungle where the inhabitants at least have their freedom. Even though we all left Iran many years ago, we still haven’t completely settled down, and maybe that’s why we have been so attracted to and influenced by Gypsy Jazz music on the new album,” he adds.
The group performs at the El Rey Theatre as part of their North American tour, with special guest Babak Amini, in a concert produced by Shari Rezai and Bita Milanian.
Read a review of Kiosk’s last Los Angeles concert, by Babak Nahid.
Listen to Kiosk.
Kiosk at the ReyKiosk is known as an Iranian Blues/Rock/Jazz band, established by a few friends in a basement in Iran, now all living abroad. The band members are Arash Sobhani (guitar & vocals), Ali Kamali (bass guitar), Ardalan Payvar (keyboards), Babak Khiavchi (guitar), Shahrouz Molaei (drums). Kiosk is often noted for its biting critical social and political, but humorous lyrics.This month the band releases their third album, “Global Zoo” or “Bagh e Vahsh e Jahani.”
The new album features ten tracks varying in music style from Gypsy Jazz to Waltz and from Argentinean Tango to Blues. Although the music of the album is a big departure from the Underground Blues/Rock soun of the previous two Kiosk albums, the lyrics of Arash Sobhani (lead vocalist , songwriter and guitarist) continue the social commentary on a wide variety of issues affecting the daily lives of Iranians all over the world.
“Global Zoo is how Kiosk sees the world today,” says Arash Sobhani. “The dialogue of civilizations apparently hasn’t worked too well and as a consequence the world has turned into a zoo, as opposed to a jungle where the inhabitants at least have their freedom. Even though we all left Iran many years ago, we still haven’t completely settled down, and maybe that’s why we have been so attracted to and influenced by Gypsy Jazz music on the new album,” he adds.
The group performs at the El Rey Theatre as part of their North American tour, with special guest Babak Amini, in a concert produced by Shari Rezai and Bita Milanian.
Read a review of Kiosk’s last Los Angeles concert, by Babak Nahid.
Listen to Kiosk.
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