Introduction -- The Capital of 6/8 -- Iranian popular music and history: Views from Tehrangeles -- Expatriate erotics, homeland moralities -- Iran as a singing woman -- A nation in recovery -- Conclusion: Forty years.
Introduction -- The Capital of 6/8 -- Iranian popular music and history: Views from Tehrangeles -- Expatriate erotics, homeland moralities -- Iran as a singing woman -- A nation in recovery -- Conclusion: Forty years.
"Tehrangeles, a name that combines Tehran and Los Angeles, is the home of an extensive Iranian expatriate culture industry. The music and popular culture created in Tehrangeles is broadcast by satellite television around the globe and has been immensely popular in Iran and throu…
Los Angeles, called Tehrangeles because it is home to the largest concentration of Iranians outside of Iran, is the birthplace of a distinctive form of postrevolutionary pop music. Created by professional musicians and media producers fleeing Iran's revolutionary-era ban on "imm…
"Tehrangeles, a name that combines Tehran and Los Angeles, is the home of an extensive Iranian expatriate culture industry. The music and popular culture created in Tehrangeles is broadcast by satellite television around the globe and has been immensely popular in Iran and throu…