Iranian music is inescapably political. Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, music there has been subject to heavy ...
A new touring performance is bringing the ancient musical and storytelling cultures of the Iranian province of Lorestan to ...
The musicians wanted to show a different picture of Iran's culture during this time of fraught negotiations with the US.
Sohrab Pournazeri, a 43‑year‑old Iranian musician known for his virtuosity on the tanbour, kamancheh and setar, has been ...