Mehrpouya has been played on NTS in shows including The Early Bird Show w/ Jack Rollo, featured first on 15 September 2017. Songs played include مهاراجا دانس Maharadja Dance, [Unknown Title] and Maharaja Dance (Instrumental).

Mehrpouya (or Mehrpoya, Mehrpooya, Mehrpuya, Mehr Pooya… according to transcripts of the Persian مهرپویا) was born ايراايران مهرپويا(Abbas Mehrpooya) in Tehran (1927/1992). Poet, translator, actor, guitarist, sitar and santur player, organist, multi-musician, he introduced the sitar in popular music in Iran. He had a habit of using natural instruments such as bones or pots he used as percussion. He also composed and performed music and songs for the Iranian…