Caltex Records (Persian: کلتکس رکوردز) is an American record label and division of Caltex Music based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1980 by Iranian American immigrant Mehrdad Pakravan. The label focuses on Iranian music. In 1994, the label represented 75% of Persian musical artists in the world in part due to the exodus of musicians from Iran after the government banned popular music.[1]
| Caltex Records | |
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| Parent company | Caltex Music |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Mehrdad Pakravan |
| Distributor(s) | Caltex Music |
| Genre | Persian music |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | www |
Notable artists
Artists and bands who have recorded with Caltex Records include:
- Akbar Golpayegani
- Andranik Madadian
- Andy & Kouros
- Aref Arefkia
- Artashes Avetyan
- Ayşegül Coşkun
- Bijan Mortazavi
- Black Cats
- Dariush Eghbali
- Delkash
- Ebi
- Faramarz Aslani
- Fereydoun Farrokhzad
- Gholam-Hossein Banan
- Giti
- Googoosh
- Hassan Sattar
- Hassan Shamaizadeh
- Hayedeh
- Homeyra
- Kamran & Hooman
- Kamyar
- Kourosh Yaghmaei
- Leila Forouhar
- Mahasti
- Mansour
- Martik
- Marzieh
- Moein
- Mohammad Nouri
- Mohammadreza Shajarian
- Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
- Morteza Barjesteh
- Omid Soltani
- Pyruz
- Ramesh
- Sami Beigi
- Sandy
- Sepideh
- Shahram Shabpareh
- Shahrum Kashani
- Shakila
- Shohreh Solati
- Siavash Ghomayshi
- Siavash Shams
- Sohrab Mj
- Susan Roshan
- Viguen