In the Iranian music, a set of notes, their features, and an associated group of traditional melodies that constitute a basis for improvised performance is called dastgah. The program, also focusing ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose distinctive voice quavered to traditional Persian music on state radio for years before he was blacklisted for supporting protesters after Iran’s contested 2009 ...

TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose distinctive voice quavered to traditional Persian music on state radio for years before supporting protesters following Iran’s contested 2009 election ...

Shahram Nazeri's music has escaped harsh censorship, in part because he sings the poetry of Iran's great poets to traditional music. His album "Gol-e-Sad Barg" sold 40 million copies and even in ...

LA-based Caltex Records represents most mainstream Iranian music released since the 1950s. A 25-year-old Iranian immigrant founded it after the 1979 revolution.

In the Iranian music, a set of notes, their features, and an associated group of traditional melodies that constitute a basis for improvised performance is called dastgah. The program, also focusing ...

The pioneer of traditional Iranian instruments fused with elements of trap, EDM and hip-hop talks about the sound’s origins and its future.

The long history of Jews in Iran is associated with honorable achievements in business, science and the arts. There have been many Jewish writers, poets and musicians throughout Iranian history ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 9 (MNA) -- The titles and items of Iranian radifs to be registered on the UNESCO List of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity were selected last week at the first ...

Dissident Iranian composer Mehdi Rajabian is barred from leaving his country by its Islamic Republic government, but his work continues to gain traction in the West.

Sharifian started his musical activity with Lian Band in 1993, with the aim of "keeping Bushehri and Iranian folk music alive". However, Iranian musicians must go the extra mile to save their music.

‍ Rastak is one of the most well-known bands in Iranian contemporary folk music, which was formed as an experimental music group in 1997. The group seeks to collect, record, and interpret Iranian folk ...