Mohsen Namjoo Iranian (expat singer)

Subject: RE: Mohsen Namjoo Iranian (expat singer)
From: Jack Campin
Date: 05 Sep 21 - 06:51 AM

I've heard his songs from some years ago. Maybe that wasn't representative but he came across as over-aggressive and rocked-up, like an Iranian version of Vladimir Vyssotsky. Maybe I just caught him at a bad moment.

Subject: Mohsen Namjoo Iranian (expat singer)
From: Felipa
Date: 03 Sep 21 - 08:46 AM

I wonder if any Mudcatters follow the music and poetry of Mohsen Namjoo. A 2017 article in the Guardian (UK)described him as the Iranian Bob Dylan as did a 2007 article in the New York Times
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/jan/27/mohsen-namjoo-iranian-bob-dylan-interview

I've looked up translations of Mohsen Namjoo's lyrics. Most of what I've seen are love songs, often expressing loneliness; and they are not very straightfoward (if the translations are good, which I have no way of knowing).

Some of Namjoo's music is just voice and self-accompaniment on setar, and some has more complex arrangements. Samples of both here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2vmb0lbohQ