ARASH

 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• ASIN: B0009NUDIW
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #688,489 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is why I love world music, March 8, 2006

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emet "emet" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ARASH (Audio CD)

I can't remember how I came across Arash, but I'm so glad I did.
It's not often you come across an album that is fun from start to finish. This is one of those albums. A solid blend of Eastern themes and Western beats. Can't find one song I don't like.
Vocals are solid, with good partnerships with guests. I don't know who Helena is, but her voice is haunting.
For the Bollywood fans out there, "Boro Boro" appeared in the film "Bluffmaster."
"Music is my Language" leans a little heavy on the club beats and the message is a little heavy handed but you will warm to it.
"Temptation" is, I think, based on a song I've heard Khaled & Alabina do, "Habibi ya nour el ein" which Arash updates, adds new lyrics and an awesome arrangement.
This is absolutely addictive music.
I can't wait to blast this out my car windows as I drive around the city.
I wish this young artist great success.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, December 5, 2005

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dixieford - See all my reviews

This review is from: ARASH (Audio CD)

This is truly one of the best Persian CD's ever. I work at Dillard's Department Store and the manager loved it so much that he decided to play it. The customers love it and are constantly asking who is it and where can they buy it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just fun., May 10, 2006

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Eric Oehler (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ARASH (Audio CD)

The leadoff singles, "Boro Boro" and "Tike Tike Kardi" are nearly the same song - same bassline, similar structure, hook laden...but they're awfully catchy. I've had Boro Boro stuck in my head for about 3 months now.

The rest of the album is surprisingly strong and more diverse than the two singles would have you believe. Ranging from balladic R&B - and thankfully not the recycled 80's kind that often dominates "world fusion" records - to desi-hop, to straightup eurodance, there's a nice energy on the record. And, I suspect (hindered by my complete inability to speak farsi) a bit of tongue-in-cheek humour.

All in all, it's a great and varied bit of fusion music - mixing influences from India, Persia, Europe and the US into a whole that is surprisingly cohesive.