"Shanbe"
Hiphopologist x Kagan
Produced By Ashkan Kagan x Mandassan x Mvmmuti

Hiphopologist x Kagan - Shanbe

Well rave invites Artsaves for the 3rd episode of our bi-weekly guest series. enjoy

Guest Series Episode 03: ArtSaves

A raver first, Afrooz is a DJ and mixed media artist based in Vancouver, BC.

Born in Vancouver and raised between there and Tehran, she found her home in her teens—on the dance floor at a rave. Growing up in a musical family surrounded by traditional Persian instruments, she was dancing before walking, and curating music before DJing. Her early exposure to tonbak, santoor, tar, and setar formed her deep appreciation for a wide range of sounds and rhythmic patterns. Beyond the dance floor, her influences range from Jalil Shahnaz to Wu-Tang Clan. It’s less about genre, and more about an emphasis on rhythm and storytelling.

Her musical journey led her to Toronto, where she launched her event series, Maar Peech (meaning spiral in Persian). The goal was to create a warm environment for other rhythm enthusiasts to spiral upwards (instead of downwards) during Toronto’s long and dark winter months.

The idea is to keep sharing music that reaches deep into the psyche, and swings it into a playful, percussive, upward spiral.


Mix description: In honour of Black History Month, this set is a homage to the roots of electronic music, with every track produced by (or remixed by) some of my favourite Black artists. You can expect a blend of acid, hypnotic techno, breakbeat, left-field swing, and lots of intricate drum patterns. The mix is framed by the voices of two icons of resistance and revolution—opening with Nina Simone and closing with Angela Davis—I used these as a reminder that dance music has always been political and was created as a form of resistance to oppression.

Tehran Night #474 Afrooz

Audiovisual ➡️ fanlink.tv/Y0UTUBE
Tracklisting ➡️ https://bit.ly/tracklist_skeletonkiss

We’re proud to present Afrooz with her evocative "Skeleton Kiss". Much like the cocktail from Vancouver’s Keefer Bar - smoky, fruity, and tart - this mix balances sweetness with a lingering shadow. Born in Vancouver and raised between there and Tehran, Afrooz is an Iranian DJ and visual artist whose home has always been the dance floor. Her sound isn’t bound by genre but guided by rhythm and storytelling, shaped by more than a decade of immersion in rave culture.

This journey opens with Khosrow Shakibayi’s recital of Forough Farrokhzad’s poem Ali Kuchike (Little Ali), setting the tone for a mix that lives in the tension between dreams and reality. As in the poem, where a luminous fish symbolizes beauty and longing yet is dismissed as impractical, Afrooz’s selections capture melancholy while holding space for playfulness, curiosity, and wonder. Trippy, gritty, and deeply immersive, her sound is best suited for those who dance with their eyes closed and let the waves take over.

The set closes again with the music of Fardin Ameri, a foundational figure in Iran’s Minimal scene and a key inspiration for Afrooz. His collaboration with A Blade of Grass ties the journey together, offering both reverence and release — a final Skeleton Kiss that lingers long after the last beat.

Cheers!
The bartenders

Afrooz
@afroooz
www.instagram.com/afrooz.dj

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Skeleton Kiss | Afrooz

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Sarcastic Dream

Here is My Remix of Depeche Mode's 'Never Let Me Down Again'.
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Artwork : Ashkan Forootan

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Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Amir Alav Remix)

Artwork: 
illustration: Arash Zarifian
Design: Ashkan Forootan

Master: Triphoenix

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Single 2018

It's On

آی آبنبات آی کندروک آی قرص نعناع پرپروک

دستم بگه تا پا بشم با دوریت آشنا بشم

جارم بزن تا خو نرم وا یه دردی دوا بشم

قد یارم بلندن شیرینن وا مثل قندن

ماشین سرخ پر گاز اکنت دلبرم بی مه ناز اکنت

دلبرم رفتن راه دور دلم بی او پرواز اکنت

قد یارم بلندن ...

جوتی سفید نپایتون وا رو قالی جایتون

غصه مخا ای نازنین همه که خاطرخایتون

قد یارم بلندن ...

 

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