From the look of this YouTube video Googoosh seems to fit within the popular music category. For one thing, she is on a big stage in Anaheim, California with her own band and a light show. Also, she has a giant crowd cheering her on. She has elements from the folk music of Iran and her culture, but by performing for people all around the world she has gone into the popular function of music.
Her music has a homophonic texture with many instruments found in Western culture such as the bass, the trap set drums, and guitars. In this song she sings in harmony with another male singer most of the time. This particular song seemed to have a Latin style to it, even though it had Iranian lyrics. Googoosh probably mixed some genres and styles together as she traveled the world, which might be another reason her music was controversial in Iran.
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