| Caltex Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Caltex Trading, Inc. |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Mehrdad Pakravan |
| Distributor(s) | Caltex Music |
| Genre | Persian music |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Canoga Park, California |
| Official website | www |
Caltex Records (Persian: کلتکس رکوردز) is a record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1980 by Iranian American immigrant Mehrdad Pakravan. The label focuses on Iranian music. In 1994, the label represented 75% of Persian musical artists in the world in part due to the exodus of musicians from Iran after the government banned popular music.[1]
Notable artists
Artists and bands who have recorded with Caltex Records include:
- Andranik Madadian
- Andy & Kouros
- Aref Arefkia
- Artashes Avetyan
- Bijan Mortazavi
- Black Cats
- Dariush Eghbali
- Delkash
- Ebi
- Faramarz Aslani
- Fereydoun Farrokhzad
- Gholam-Hossein Banan
- Googoosh
- Hassan Sattar
- Hassan Shamaizadeh
- Hayedeh
- Homeyra
- Kourosh Yaghmaei
- Leila Forouhar
- Mahasti
- Mansour
- Marzieh
- Moein
- Mohammadreza Shajarian
- Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
- Morteza Barjesteh
- Pyruz
- Shahram Shabpareh
- Shahrum Kashani
- Shakila
- Shohreh Solati
- Siavash Ghomayshi
- Siavash Shams
- Susan Roshan
- Viguen
See also
References
- ↑ Cockfield Jr., Errol A (21 November 1994). "Immigrant cashes in on sounds from home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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