Shahin Najafi
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| Background information | |
| Born |
10 September 1980 Bandar-e Anzali, Gilan, Iran |
| Origin | Bandar-e Anzali, Gilan, Iran |
| Genres | , Rock, Rap metal, Rap Rock, Alternative music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | vocal, guitar |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Tapesh 2012 (2006–2008), Pamas-Verlag (2008–2009), Sharr Music (2010–present) |
| Associated acts | Antikarisma, Tapesh 2012, Rapknot, Ghogha, Ziba Shirazi |
| Website | www |
Shahin Najafi (Persian: شاهین نجفی) (born in 1980 in Bandar-e Anzali, Gilan, Iran) is an Iranian musician, singer and songwriter currently residing in Germany.
Najafi's songs mostly deal with issues such as theocracy, poverty, sexism, censorship, child labor, execution, drug addiction and homophobia. In interviews, he has stated that 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 an underground music band in Iran before his immigration to Germany, but he was banned for his offenses towards the Islamic faith 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 the 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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