Photo: Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor will play The Town Hall in New York City, Nov. 30. Photo courtesy of Nima ...

Ali Karimi Tarki, a distinguished practitioner of Iranian classical vocal music, was officially appointed as Arirang Master No. 25001101 for the second half of 2025.

An important distinction between Western classical music and Iranian music is the differences in their structure of developing melody, as well as their storytelling approaches, Paranj said. Likewise, ...

By 1960, he had become a prominent figure in classical Persian music in Iran. Shajarian focused on Persian folk, classical and traditional styles of music, and after college dedicated himself to ...

Listen to series host and podcast contributor Megan Vahdat sit down with the director of UCLA’s Iranian music program, Dr. Shahab Paranj, to discuss the importance of sharing traditional Iranian music ...

TEHRAN- Iranian director Behruz Gharibpour plans to restage the “Hafez” puppet opera with his Aran Theater Troupe at Tehran’s ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Aficionados of Western classical music have carved out a niche for themselves in Iran, where cultural expression remains tightly controlled by strict rules imposed after the 1979 ...

DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Mohammad Reza Shajarian, who revived Iranian classical music and became a symbol for the opposition after a wave of unrest in 2009, has died in a Tehran hospital at the age of ...

Lily Afshar, the Memphis-based virtuoso from Iran who was recognized worldwide as one of the masters of classical guitar, has died. Acclaimed by the Washington Post for her "remarkable, impeccable" ...