Black Cats (band)

Black Cats
Black Cats at a concert in Malaysia in 2009
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Persian Pop
Years active	1960 - Present
Labels	Caltex Records, Taraneh Records
Associated acts	Pyruz, Sami Beigi, Kamran & Hooman, Edvin
Past members	Ebi Shahram Shabpareh Pyruz & David (1992–1999) Kamran Jafari & Hooman Jafari (1999–2004) Kamyar Sami & Edvin

Black Cats are a popular Los Angeles based Persian pop group founded and produced by Shahbal Shabpareh. The group was originally formed in 1960s Tehran as a rock outfit with members Hassan Shamaizadeh, Shahram Shabpareh, Farhad Mehrad and Shahbal Shabpareh before being reborn in 1990s Los Angeles as a pop group. While band members and singers changed frequently over the next two decades, Shabpareh has consistently remained the group's manager and producer.