A brief biography of Shahbal Shabpareh by a BIG FAN of his!

Shahbal Shabpareh is a Persian  musician songwriter /producer and pioneer of Persian pop music

 and "Black cats" is The only brand of Persian pop band founded by him, not to forget that Shahbal Shabpareh produced the one and only female group of persian music named "the Silhouettes" and a duet “female and male” group named "SheBaHe" plus "the Juniors 5" which was a group of 5 young guys and "the duet" group with two sisters. Shahbal was graduated from Iran National consevatory and  studied few years in London England he also was a member of the (Iranian national symphony orchestra ) as the timpanist / xylophone / Marimba percusionist and also a member of the (national Iranian Opera ) and (national ballet )and (Chamber orchestra of national television ) and (Jazz folkloric band ) of Ministry of Art and Culture and drumer of( Barbod orchestra )of the national Radio 

He left Iran after revolution in 1984 and after staying 2 years in England and Austria for his U.S. visa he moved to America and has been living there from 1986. 

Black Cats is a famous and successful legendary Persian band that he founded  in mid-1960s in Iran and still active as the only group brand of Iran.

The band plays an upbeat style of Persian pop music, but they are also known to have brought Jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop, Rave and Rapcore influences into Persian music as well in early 1960s

The most famous and successful members have been Farhad Mehrad/ Shahram Shabpareh/Ebi Hamedi/ from before the revolution In Iran and Pyruz  (1992–1999). Kamran and Hooman (1999–2003)  also Kamyar,  Sami Beigi,  Eddie Attar,  Aidin and Edvin . Although the members have changed every few years Shahbal has always stayed in the band. His brother, Shahram Shabpareh, is also a successful singer who used to be in the black cats band with one other Persian great singer Ebi .and many others such as Hassan Shamaiezadeh and.........The Black Cats are still active and have 9 albums called POOL/ FEVER OF THE CATS/SPELL OF THE CATS/ CINDERELLA/ POPFATHER/ SCREEM OF THE CATS AND  DIMBOLOGI". and the last one in 2019 called ./THE RISE OF THE CATS.   The legendary singer of Iran Farhad Mehrad was one of Black Cats singers who passed away in August 2002 in France .Black Cats have performed in major world arenas and concert halls such as the Shrine Auditorium, Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, Universal Ampitheatre, Kodak Theatre, Venetian Casino Las Vegas, Tropiciana Casino Las Vegas, Ceaser's Palace Las Vegas /Nokia theater and around the world in Malaysia, Hawaii, Turkey ,Dubai, Canada and most States of America.

I wish him a long healthy life and give him my blessings for his life time service to Persian music industry.

I am one of his million fans and admirerers around the globe. Long live  Shahbal Jan The true “Popfather “