Malek Jamshid

Malek Jamshid
Studio album by Kourosh Yaghmaei
Released	June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10)
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	44:37[1]
Label	Now-Again
Producer	Kourosh Yaghmaei
Kourosh Yaghmaei chronology
Tofang-e daste Noghre (2001) Malek Jamshid (2016) Rebel (2024)

Malek Jamshid (Persian: ملک جمشید, "King Jamshid") is the twelfth studio album by Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist Kourosh Yaghmaei. The album was released on June 10, 2016 by Now-Again Records in the United States after it was banned in Iran.[2][3] The title refers to the legendary king Jamshid from the Shahnameh.

Recording and released

The album was recorded between 2003 and 2006.[3][4] There had been restrictions on his music in the Islamic Republic. His album was disputed by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. In 2016, Malek Jamshid became available outside Iran by Now-Again Records.[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Kourosh Yaghmaei

Side one

No.	Title	English title	Length
1.	"Key To Miaei?"	When Do You Come?	03:20
2.	"Harfaye Abi"	The Blue Words	05:41
3.	"Ghatar"	Train	05:44
4.	"Chamedoon"	Suitcase	03:09
5.	"Poshte Oun Dar"	Behind That Door	03:48
6.	"Panahandeh"	Refugee	04:58
7.	"Nowruz"	Iranian New Year	04:43
8.	"Safar"	Journey	05:41
9.	"Malek Jamshid"	King Jamshid	07:33

References

1. "Album: Malek Jamshid". ReggaeRecord. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
2. "Kourosh Yaghmaei : The Resisting Psychedelic Rock Icon of Iran". Trip Magazine (1). April 2018.
3. "KOUROSH YAGHAEI's album Malek Jamshid released in the west after censorship in Iran". Now-Again Records. June 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
4. Irfani, Faisal (February 23, 2019). "40 Tahun Revolusi Iran 1979: Geliat Musik Bawah Tanah Iran 40 Tahun Pasca-Revolusi" [40 Years of the 1979 Iranian Revolution: Twisted Iranian Underground Music 40 Years Post-Revolution] (in Indonesian). Retrieved January 21, 2020.
5. Holstin, Peter (November 17, 2016). "From National Star to Enemy of the State: Iranian Rock Pioneer Kourosh Yaghmaei Fights On". Vice. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

External links

• Malek Jamshid at Discogs