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Hairy hipsters, beautiful girls, funky cafes, pulsing live music. This isnt inner city Aussie cool. This is Iran, where young artists and musicians are testing the tolerance of the Islamic regime, as Matt Brown reports<br /><br />Think of Iran - think of austere Islamic clerics, anti-American sloganeering and disquieting nuclear ambitions.<br /><br />Its true, but not the whole truth. A shift is under way inside Iran as international sanctions start to ease following the historic, tortuous deal over its nuclear program.<br /><br />Optimism is in the air.<br /><br />Its the golden years of Iran - the new history I think! impresario Ehsan Rasoulof<br /><br />As Middle East Correspondent Matt Brown discovers, Irans young musicians and artists are finding voice, bit by bit, in the flourishing caf culture of the capital Tehran. And theyre pulling crowds from a young population whose entire lives have been lived under the rule of Islamic clerics.<br /><br />Bomrani used to be an underground band, only getting to play their raucous brand of gypsy punk at hit-and-run gigs. Now theyve cut a CD and been ticked to perform by the cultural enforcer, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.<br /><br />We want to reach more people so they listen to our music. Its what drives us to get better. Mani, Bomranis trombonist<br /><br />Theres been an artistic blossoming here. Things have become more relaxed. People can come and see how we live - and see that were human! singer Reza Koolaghani<br /><br />Iran may be loosening but its still a conservative state, so artists need a keen sense of what they can get away with. Otherwise they face jail.<br /><br />You cant just sing anything there are red lines. trombonist Mani Members of 25 Band know only too well the consequences of overstepping. A video they made a few years ago tame by western standards, raunchy by Irans ruffled the censors and sent some of the group to jail. They now live abroad, putting on occasional performances in neighbouring Turkey - with their Iranian fans in tow.<br /><br />The fact that they travel from Iran to support us, show us they love us, means so much it makes it all worthwhile. Tamin, 25 Band vocalist |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2016-05-10 at 21:33:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Iranians -- Social conditions.
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Music -- Religious aspects.
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Music (Islamic law)
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Musicians -- Social life and customs.
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Iran.
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Streaming video
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Brown, Matt, reporter
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Erdbrink, Thomas, contributor
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Koolaghani, Reza, contributor
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Mozakka, Mani, contributor
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Rasoulof, Ehsan, contributor
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Saneghe, Ahmad, contributor
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