TEHRAN The onetime underground pop singer smiled shyly as the high-pitched screams of his teenage fans drifted into his dressing room, just before his show on Friday. This superstar thing, he seemed to be saying, takes some getting used to. Xaniar! Xaniar! Xaniar! the crowds roared from the auditorium in North Tehran. In less than 15 minutes,Xaniar ...

Tehran (AFP) - An underground Iranian pop singer will be allowed to perform in public for the first time, it was reported Sunday, prompting him to announce a concert that quickly sold out. Xaniar Khosravi, whose work has until now been confined to the Internet and illicit venues, announced on Facebook that he would play a gig in Tehran on April 24,...