mondo pop 3

A show of wild extremes, featuring both some fiery political songs from Tunisia and Turkey, but also two blistering disco sets, featuring tunes from India, Italy, Libya and Armenia.

Talking of Armenian disco, our cover star is HAMLET MINASSIAN, surely the owner of the finest name in musical history?

A hypnotic and truly extraordinary spin on disco pop, Hamlet’s album ‘Armenian Pop Music’ was recorded in westernized Iran during the last moments before the 1979 revolution. A testament to the Middle East's forgotten dance music culture that was all but criminalized in the wake of Ayatollah Khomeini's theocratic repression, this record blends Arabic, European and Armenian melodies in a sound that’s almost proto-house, seemingly beamed in from another dimension.

So climb out of your vintage car and serve yourself some Hamlet on Mondo Pop 3.