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 election ...

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

MUSCAT (Reuters) - The sharp sound of a sorna, an Iranian oboe-like instrument, pierced the silence of Muscat's Royal Opera House. Tandem drums drove an urgent rhythm, and a chorus of voices rose in ...

Since the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, the clerical establishment that determines what’s culturally appropriate and what’s not has cast a skeptical eye toward Western rock music. But the clerics ...

Nestled in Iran’s lush northern region, Gilan is a place where history breathes through vibrant traditions. This Caspian ...

University Artist-in-Residence Mohsen Namjoo has been described as the “Bob Dylan of Iran” by the New York Times — the Iranian pop singer and political advocate presented a lecture Wednesday entitled ...

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

Tar player Siamak Sepehri (L), who leads the Iranian folk music band Rastak, listens as Farzad Moradi, the group's Kurdish lead singer, talks during an interview with Reuters in the Omani capital ...