Caltex Records
| Caltex Records | |
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| Parent company | Caltex Trading, Inc. |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Mehrdad Pakravan |
| Distributor(s) | Caltex Records |
| Genre | Various Persian music |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Canoga Park, California |
| Official website |
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Caltex Records is a record label 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]
Notable artists
Artists and bands who have recorded with Caltex Records include:
See also
References
- ↑ Cockfield, Jr., Errol A (21 November 1994). "Immigrant cashes in on sounds from home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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