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Mazgani - Song Of Distance (2010)


Mazgani is an Iranian-Portuguese singer-songwriter, who started playing in Setúbal in the summer of 2004. Shahryar Mazgani's family had left Iran after the Iranian Revolution.

In 2006, Mazgani was considered by the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles as one of the best 20 new European artists . His debut album, Song of the New Heart released in 2007, contains 13 songs sung in English.

In 2009, netlabel OptimusDiscos in Portugal released the Tell the People EP, produced by Pedro Gonçalves of Dead Combo. Also in 2009, Mazgani came third in the International Songwriting Competition, AAA category, with the song Somewhere Beneath This Sky; the competition judges included Tom Waits, Robert Smith, and other alternative music notables.

At the end of 2009, he released his first international disc, "Ladies and Gentlemen introducing Mazgani" through the Fading Ways Finland record label. It was released for the BeNeLux and Scandinavian markets. The record is also available digitally worldwide, most notably via the Australian Cowbell Digital Music.

In January 2010, Mazgani performed at the Eurosonic festival in the Netherlands, after also playing the Super Bock em Stock festival in Lisbon the month before.

His second full-length album, "Song of Distance", is scheduled for an April 2010 release.

Influences:

Mazgani has mentioned, in interviews or press releases, the following musical influences:

* Leonard Cohen
* Nick Cave
* Tom Waits
* Woven Hand




Tracklist:

01 - Song Of Distance
02 - Moonless Garden
03 - Beggar’s Hands
04 - Nomad
05 - Slaughterhouse Of Love
06 - Winter Is Over
07 - Mercy
08 - The River Of Lions
09 - Last Words
10 - Thirst
11 - Rebel Sword
12 - Loving Guide
13 - Broken Tree
14 - Dust In The Sun




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