Iranian Popular Music Trend Analysis

Iranian Popular Music Trend Analysis is a work by Saeed Karimi that organizes valuable research in this field. In the classification presented in this book, various aspects are covered that not only familiarize the audience with the trends in Iranian popular music but also enable distinguishing and comparing these trends. For example, the author discusses the street music market and the jazz movement, which simultaneously peaked and flourished, but while jazz diminished in the late 1960s, the street music market thrived until the end of the 1970s. He enumerates the different elements of these two music forms, the reasons for the popularity and gradual success of one over the other, and these are only two genres among many others addressed in the book. By studying this work, one can even examine the distinctions in the literature of these trends and the impact each had on subsequent movements. Saeed Karimi refers to influential figures in each trend and introduces many apprentices active in different movements, whose acquaintance might be interesting for readers. Overall, no musical trend emerges without cultural and historical context; each trend is responsible for past or contemporary activities. Examining these influences requires extensive research, which Saeed Karimi has endeavored to highlight in the best possible way given the circumstances.