Kourosh Yaghmaei

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Kourosh Yaghmaei (born 3 December 1946) is an Iranian former singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and guitarist. Regarded as one of the greatest psychedelic rock musicians in the history of Iranian rock music, he is referred to as "the Godfather of Iranian psychedelic rock", as well as the "King of Rock". Born in 1946 in Shahrud, Yaghmaei was raised in Tehran. Most of his songs combine classical Persian poetry with more contemporary works, often incorporating his own lyrics. Musically, Yaghmaei is recognized as being an early cross-pollinator for Persian traditional music and the western psychedelic rock of the era, with artists Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd often listed as specific influences. He began his solo career in 1973 with his first single "Gol-e Yakh" ("Ice Flower"), a track selling more than 5 million copies in the domestic market. This was followed by the album Gol-e Yakh (1973), which included the song of that name. Much of Yaghmaei's work is well known by the Iranian...

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