{{Short description|Iranian singer (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Kaveh Afagh | image = Kaveh Afagh 139511031854047479770954.jpg | native_name = کاوه آفاق | native_name_lang = Fa | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|1}} | birth_place = Tehran, Iran | origin = Iran | genre = Pop rock | occupation = Singer, composer, songwriter, arranger, guitar player, actor, painter | instrument = Guitar, vocals | years_active = 2002–present }}
'''Kaveh Afagh''' ({{langx|fa|کاوه آفاق}}) (born May 1, 1983) is an Iranian singer, songwriter, arranger, guitarist as well as an actor and painter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.honaronline.ir/Section-music-5/100098-keeping-the-flame-alive-kaveh-afagh-chords-insistent-rock-beat-and-catchy-melody-|title=Keeping the Flame Alive: Kaveh Afagh's Chords, Insistent Rock Beat, and Catchy Melody|date=June 11, 2017|work=Honaronline|access-date=April 24, 2018|others=Translated by Bobby Naderi}}</ref>
==Career== Afagh learned to play classical guitar as a child. By age 15, he knew how to play the electric guitar, and became interested in rock music. He began composing his own songs, completing several pieces by age 17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iran.britishcouncil.org/en/underline/music/fajr-32-review|title=Under the Grim Shadow of the Plasco Building Collapse|last=Mirbahrami|first=Raman|website=British Council|access-date=April 24, 2018|archive-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115501/https://iran.britishcouncil.org/en/underline/music/fajr-32-review|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Afagh won the 2nd Underground World Music Festival with his song ''Ghesseye Zirzamin'', which featured Yas and Arad Aria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AE-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B7%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86br%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C/a-6266804|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212202035/http://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AE-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B7%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86br%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C/a-6266804|url-status=live|archive-date=February 12, 2018|title="سرنخ" با طعم زیرزمین؛<br>بزرگترین مسابقه موسیقی راک ایرانی {{!}} DW {{!}} November 25, 2010|last=Kermani|first=Hossein|date=November 25, 2010|website=Deutsche Welle Persian|language=fa|access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> He received the Best Performance Award in the Contemporary Music category at the 5th Iranian Resistance Festival in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1392/05/27/119834/%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA-|title=پنجمین جشنواره موسیقی مقاومت برگزیدگان خود را شناخت – اخبار تسنیم|date=August 27, 2013|work=خبرگزاری تسنیم – Tasnim|access-date=April 24, 2018|language=fa}}</ref> In 2017, Afagh published the first Persian rock songbook, Tehran – 57.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://idealmusic.ir/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%81-|title=مراسم رونمایی از کتاب ترانه های کاوه آفاق برگزار شد / " تهران ۵۷ " در آذر ۹۶ رونمایی شد – .:: موسیقی ایده آل ::.|date=December 2017|work=Ideal Music|access-date=April 24, 2018|language=fa-IR}}</ref> Afagh is also the founder of band The Ways. With them, he has composed several songs for Iranian plays and movies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mytodaymagazine.com/en/kaveh-afagh-/|title=Malaysia Today's special: Kaveh Afagh – My today magazine|date=June 17, 2016|work=My today magazine|access-date=April 24, 2018|others=Translated by Elham Basirat|archive-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115343/http://mytodaymagazine.com/en/kaveh-afagh-/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicema.com/node/235840|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617031532/http://www.musicema.com/node/235840|url-status=live|archive-date=June 17, 2015|title=The Ways, without Kaveh Afagh keeping continue on by musicema nesw|website=musicema.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.isna.ir/news/96040301273/کاوه-آفاق-موسیقی-تئاتر-می-سازد|title=کاوه آفاق موسیقی تئاتر میسازد|date=June 24, 2017|website=ایسنا}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sharghdaily.ir/News/10214/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%85|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822104931/http://sharghdaily.ir/News/10214/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%85|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2017|title=Kaveh Afagh plays in the theater by sharghdaily news|website=sharghdaily.ir}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.honaronline.ir/بخش-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-3/26564-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7|title=استقبال از کاوه آفاق در ˝درخت بلوط˝|website=خبرگزاری هنر ایران|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140208/http://www.honaronline.ir/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-3/26564-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7|archive-date=June 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tnews.ir/videos/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A2%D9%86%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86/977777809302.html#%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%BE-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%98-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%E2%80%9C%D8%B1%D8%AE-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%E2%80%9D-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2- |title=Kaveh afagh composing crazy rook movie by tnews |access-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424203144/http://tnews.ir/videos/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A2%D9%86%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86/977777809302.html#%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%BE-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%98-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%E2%80%9C%D8%B1%D8%AE-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%E2%80%9D-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2- |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicema.com/node/323490|title=کاوه آفاق تیتراژ مسابقه "ضدگلوله" را خواند – موسیقی ما|website=www.musicema.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.isna.ir/news/95080201570/از-کاوه-آفاق-تا-412-مستند-پرتره-متقاضی-حقیقت|title=از کاوه آفاق تا 412 مستند پرتره متقاضی حقیقت|date=October 23, 2016|website=ایسنا}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinemapress.ir/news/93568/کاوه-آفاق-تیتراژ-سریال-شبکه-را-می-خواند|title=کاوه آفاق تیتراژ سریال "شبکه" را می خواند|date=January 29, 2018|website=اخبار سینمای ایران و جهان – سینماپرس|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212142121/http://cinemapress.ir/news/93568/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%98-%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Afagh is the first rock singer in post-Islamic Revolution Iran to obtain an activity license, which he obtained after being banned for ten years from performing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.musicepars.com/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D8%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-|title=کاوه آفاق : ایران می مانم، مجوز هم می گیرم، کنسرت هم می گذارم – سايت خبری تحليلی موسيقی پارس :: اخبار موسيقی :: گزارش کنسرت|date=April 22, 2013|work=سايت خبری تحليلی موسيقی پارس :: اخبار موسيقی :: گزارش کنسرت|access-date=April 24, 2018|language=fa-IR}}</ref> He remains one of the country's most prominent rock singers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20180123/44231581569/una-apertura-musical-no-exenta-de-trabas-y-restricciones-en-iran.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425131513/http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20180123/44231581569/una-apertura-musical-no-exenta-de-trabas-y-restricciones-en-iran.html|url-status=live|archive-date=April 25, 2018|title=Una apertura musical no exenta de trabas y restricciones en Irán|last=Razmipour|first=Artemis|date=January 23, 2018|work=La Vanguardia|access-date=April 24, 2018|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/02/22/1404408/%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9-%DB%8C%D8%B9%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%86-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B4-300-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%AC%D8%A7|title="راک" یعنی آفاق نه آن که بلیتش 300 هزار تومان است / ببین تفاوت ره از کجاست تا به کجا – اخبار تسنیم|last=Yeganeh|first=Yasser Sheikhi|date=May 22, 2017|work=خبرگزاری تسنیم – Tasnim|access-date=April 24, 2018|language=fa}}</ref>
Aside from his music, Afagh has also exhibited his artwork in several art galleries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.honaronline.ir/Section-visual-4/102103-painting-exhibit-by-kaveh-afagh-at-sales-gallery|title=Painting exhibit by Kaveh Afagh at Sales Gallery|website=Honaronline}}</ref> His artwork is influenced by music and social issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/3682563/نقاشی-سفارش-پذیر-است-ولی-موسیقی-نه-بیش-از-هر-چیز-پژوهشگرم|title=نقاشی سفارشپذیر است ولی موسیقی نه/ بیش از هر چیز پژوهشگرم|date=June 11, 2016|website=خبرگزاری مهر – اخبار ایران و جهان – Mehr News Agency}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== *Stress – 2010 *Dances with Pills – 2016 *Shawl – 2018 *Lotus – 2019
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==External links== {{Commons category|Kaveh Afagh}} *{{IMDb name|name=Kaveh Afagh|id=6558973}} *{{Instagram|Kavehafagh}} {{Authority control}}
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