Caltex Records
# Caltex Records

Caltex Records (Persian: کلتکس رکوردز) 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.

## Notable artists

Artists and bands who have recorded with Caltex Records include:

* Andranik Madadian
* Andy & Kouros
* Aref Arefkia
* Artashes Avetyan
* Bijan Mortazavi
* Black Cats
* Dariush Eghbali
* Delkash
* Ebi
* Faramarz Aslani
* Fereydoun Farrokhzad
* Gholam-Hossein Banan
* Googoosh
* Hassan Sattar
* Hassan Shamaizadeh
* Hayedeh
* Homeyra
* Kourosh Yaghmaei
* Leila Forouhar
* Mahasti
* Mansour
* Marzieh
* Moein
* Mohammadreza Shajarian
* Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
* Morteza Barjesteh
* Pyruz
* Shahram Shabpareh
* Shahrum Kashani
* Shakila
* Shohreh Solati
* Siavash Ghomayshi
* Siavash Shams
* Susan Roshan
* Viguen
