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 ...

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" ...

"Iran's Pavarotti," a singer of classical Persian music named Shahram Nazeri, was arrested and released. From the AP: You can also go eagle spotting this weekend and catch St. Louis native and ...

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 ...

In late 2020, Azar Mohebbi Tehrani passed away at the age of 73, due to complications that arose from contracting COVID. It’s a piece of news that barely made a blip in mainstream Western media, but ...

The music of Iranian composer Emanuel Melik Aslanian will be performed by one of his former students at a free concert at the Rancho Bernardo Library. Homa Massih Yazdani, who has lived in Rancho ...

TEHRAN- The 41st edition of the Fajr International Music Festival is set to commence in Tehran on February 9.

Did Iran's 1959 royal wedding inspire Ramin Djawadi's iconic 'Game of Thrones' theme song? Music nerds are obsessed!