Khak

Persian

Band The band Khak (XAK) revolves around the singer, songwriter and guitarist Shahriar Khatam. Band History In 1995 three Iranian musicians living in Germany founded the band Khak: Shahriar Khatam (Vocals, Guitars) Afshin Tahmasebi (Keyboards, Guitars) Khodayar Bahmani (Drums) The guys had already known each other for a couple of years and had played together in other bands. Khak's primary goal was to change and improve contemporary Iranian music with a mature and elegant blend of Oriental and Western music (pop, rock) - making Khak a world music band. In 1998 Konstantinos Kostis, a Greek citizen who was raised and lives in Germany joined the band as a bassist. Now the band was complete. During the following years the band was very active and made music that raised many people's hopes and expectations. In 1999 the first album Ashegham Bash was recorded at Khak's own studio and released by Khak. The band headlined several gigs and played as support act for well established Iranian musicians such as Farrokhzad, Ebi, Moin, Shahram Shab-pareh, Noosh-afarin and earned recognition in the industry. Khak received offers and suggestions from people from the USA and other countries but the band was determined to make its own music. Khak stuck to their guns and did not follow shallow passing trends. Private matters effectively shut Khak down from early 2002 until early 2004. Now Khak is alive and kicking again: New singles have been prepared for the new album (lyri...