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Shahin Najhafi
Saturday, December 22, 2012 (8:00 PM - 2:00 AM) | 
Vogue Theater 918 Granville Street Vancouver BC (Downtown)
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Shahin Najhafi
shahin najafi is an Iranian musician, singer, songwriter, and social activist currently residing in Germany. He began his music career in Iran before immigrating to Germany in 2005. He has been referred to as being one of the forefronters in the Iran's modern hip hop scene by several experts and critics.
Najafi's songs mostly deal with issues such as theocracy, poverty, sexism, censorship, child labor, execution, drug addiction and homophobia. He strives to use poetic, literary, philosophical and political elements in his music.Shahin Najafi was born in 1980. in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. When he was six years old his father died and later his brother became a drug addict and also died. He began writing poetry as a teenager and began learning the guitar in the classical and flamenco styles at the age of eighteen. He then became an underground artist in Iran, performing in both rock and Spanish music styles, working with various bands.
He studied sociology at the University of Gilan and openly expressed his opinions about the university, leading to him getting expelled.He was head of a underground music band in Iran before his immigration to Germany but he was banned for singing in Iran by the Iranian government after his second music show. He was also the head of «Inan» music band in Germany. Then he joined to «Tapesh 2012» music band. «Tapesh 2012» were welcomed by Persian broadcasters and the international media by political and social songs and poems of shahin najafi.
Najafi's songs mostly deal with issues such as theocracy, poverty, sexism, censorship, child labor, execution, drug addiction and homophobia. He strives to use poetic, literary, philosophical and political elements in his music.Shahin Najafi was born in 1980. in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. When he was six years old his father died and later his brother became a drug addict and also died. He began writing poetry as a teenager and began learning the guitar in the classical and flamenco styles at the age of eighteen. He then became an underground artist in Iran, performing in both rock and Spanish music styles, working with various bands.
He studied sociology at the University of Gilan and openly expressed his opinions about the university, leading to him getting expelled.He was head of a underground music band in Iran before his immigration to Germany but he was banned for singing in Iran by the Iranian government after his second music show. He was also the head of «Inan» music band in Germany. Then he joined to «Tapesh 2012» music band. «Tapesh 2012» were welcomed by Persian broadcasters and the international media by political and social songs and poems of shahin najafi.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 (8:00 PM - 2:00 AM)
Vogue Theater 918 Granville Street, VancouverBC (Downtown)
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