In a time of crisis, Iranians seek comfort, connection through music
Bourse and Bazaar | Khosro Kalbasi: Iran is enduring one of the world’s worst outbreaks of COVID-19. Over 73,000 infections have been…
Bourse and Bazaar | Khosro Kalbasi: Iran is enduring one of the world’s worst outbreaks of COVID-19. Over 73,000 infections have been…
IRNA- Kayhan Kalhor an internationally acclaimed Iranian virtuoso on the kamancheh (spiked fiddle) was granted this year’s WOMEX (World Music Expo) Artist…
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: A new tax in Iran that imposes a 10% levy on concert revenues has raised the ire of…
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: Iran’s heavy metal music scene has had many ups and downs since its inception some three decades ago.…
CNN | Ruairi Glasheen: I first encountered the tonbak — Iran’s indigenous drum — as a student, when I heard it on…
IRNA – Iranian classical vocalist and tonbak player Homayoun Shajarian, and brother composers Tahmoures and Sohrab Pournazeri are to stage a concert…
Iran Daily – Acclaimed composer and tar and setar virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh said that instrumental music is the borderless music and although…
MNA – At the official invitation of Italian conductor of “Emilia-Romagna” orchestra, a number of musicians fromIranian National Orchestra will travel to…
The Guardian | Saeed Kamali Dehghan: In her 38-year career, which is as long as the history of the Islamic republic, Iran’s…
Press TV – Iran’s 33rd Fajr Music Festival is underway in the capital city of Tehran with several Iranian and international musicians…
Press TV – Globally-renowned Iranian traditional music maestro Keyhan Kalhor has invested remarkable effort in acquainting the world’s art enthusiasts with the…
MNA – French drummer/composer Manu Katché will perform for the Iranian audience during the 33rd edition of Fajr International Music Festival to…
IFP – A veteran Iranian musician speaks of his deep love for music and how he learned to play the dotar without…
IRNA – Shabdiz Music Band performed in four Scandinavian countries to celebrate the Iranian New Year, Norouz, 1396, which began on March…
IFP- Pahlevan Rasoul Bakhsh Zangshahi is a veteran musician from Sistan and Baluchestan province, south-eastern Iran, who was praised during the 32nd…
Kazune Iwasaki, a Japanese music student who says his interest in Iranian Santur [a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin] has brought him…
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Iranian traditional vocalist Alireza Ghorbani and a number of musicians have departed for Switzerland to attend the…
Tehran, April 3, IRNA- Iranian traditional and local music enjoy the potential to represent Iranian culture and art all over the world.…
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Well-known Iranian female singer Hengameh Akhavan who performed Persian classic songs together with her ensemble ‘Bahar’ at…
Tehran, Feb 20, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said that Iran’s classical music is a rich treasury…
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Contemporary Music Circle will host a program ‘Limited Access Festival: Iranian and International Voice Exchange,’ February 18-19.…
Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA – A number of managers of important world festivals will travel to Iran during the 31st Fajr International…
Things look up for rappers in Iran after in an unprecedented move the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance granted a permit…