In a time of crisis, Iranians seek comfort, connection through music
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Prominent Iranian Musician Kayhan Kalhor receives WOMEX 2019 Artist Award
IRNA- Kayhan Kalhor an internationally acclaimed Iranian virtuoso on the kamancheh (spiked fiddle) was granted this year’s WOMEX (World Music Expo) Artist…
Iran’s concert tax infuriates artists, music fans
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: A new tax in Iran that imposes a 10% levy on concert revenues has raised the ire of…
Iran’s metal bands inch toward acceptance
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: Iran’s heavy metal music scene has had many ups and downs since its inception some three decades ago.…
Rhythm revolution: Young Iranians revive ancient drumming traditions
CNN | Ruairi Glasheen: I first encountered the tonbak — Iran’s indigenous drum — as a student, when I heard it on…
Prominent Iranian vocalist, musicians to perform in Konya
IRNA – Iranian classical vocalist and tonbak player Homayoun Shajarian, and brother composers Tahmoures and Sohrab Pournazeri are to stage a concert…
Alizadeh: Instrumental music will attract global audiences
Iran Daily – Acclaimed composer and tar and setar virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh said that instrumental music is the borderless music and although…
Iranian National Orchestra to perform in Italy
MNA – At the official invitation of Italian conductor of “Emilia-Romagna” orchestra, a number of musicians fromIranian National Orchestra will travel to…
The conductor smashing Iranian taboos over women, and music
The Guardian | Saeed Kamali Dehghan: In her 38-year career, which is as long as the history of the Islamic republic, Iran’s…
Iran’s 33rd Fajr Music Festival underway in Tehran with over 90 performances
Press TV – Iran’s 33rd Fajr Music Festival is underway in the capital city of Tehran with several Iranian and international musicians…
Music maestro devotes life to introduce Iranian music to world
Press TV – Globally-renowned Iranian traditional music maestro Keyhan Kalhor has invested remarkable effort in acquainting the world’s art enthusiasts with the…
French drummer Manu Katché to perform for Iranian audience
MNA – French drummer/composer Manu Katché will perform for the Iranian audience during the 33rd edition of Fajr International Music Festival to…
Iranian maestro who learned to play without teacher
IFP – A veteran Iranian musician speaks of his deep love for music and how he learned to play the dotar without…
Iranian music band performs in Scandinavia
IRNA – Shabdiz Music Band performed in four Scandinavian countries to celebrate the Iranian New Year, Norouz, 1396, which began on March…
I won’t exchange my instrument for entire France: Iranian Musician
IFP- Pahlevan Rasoul Bakhsh Zangshahi is a veteran musician from Sistan and Baluchestan province, south-eastern Iran, who was praised during the 32nd…
Iranian instrument attracts Japanese music-lover to Iran
Kazune Iwasaki, a Japanese music student who says his interest in Iranian Santur [a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin] has brought him…
Ghorbani to take Persian classical music to Swiss festival
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Iranian traditional vocalist Alireza Ghorbani and a number of musicians have departed for Switzerland to attend the…
Iranian traditional music enjoys potential to represent Iran culture worldwide
Tehran, April 3, IRNA- Iranian traditional and local music enjoy the potential to represent Iranian culture and art all over the world.…
Woman now more comfortable with pursuing musical careers
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Well-known Iranian female singer Hengameh Akhavan who performed Persian classic songs together with her ensemble ‘Bahar’ at…
Iranian music can safeguard against cultural onslaught: Minister
Tehran, Feb 20, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said that Iran’s classical music is a rich treasury…
Iranian, international artists to exchange voices
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Contemporary Music Circle will host a program ‘Limited Access Festival: Iranian and International Voice Exchange,’ February 18-19.…
World music managers heading to Iran
Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA – A number of managers of important world festivals will travel to Iran during the 31st Fajr International…
Rappers get official recognition to be part of Iran’s music industry
Things look up for rappers in Iran after in an unprecedented move the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance granted a permit…
