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 ...

Iranian electronic producers are having a moment. After decades of pushback by the Islamic Republic on Western influences, a new underground generation is using digital, lyricless sounds to challenge ...

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 ...

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 ...