"World music in general is growing," affirms recording artist Kayhan Kalhor, "but Persian music has been under-sung, for many political and social reasons." Many Americans, he realizes, aren't aware ...

Young Iranian musician Parvaz Homay draws on classical Persian music and poetry, but he offers his own interpretations and also writes original lyrics that have disturbed government officials to the ...

'A voice crystal clear'at once refined and deeply emotional' renowned classical Iranian singer Parissa sings the words of Rumi accompanied by two instrumentalists on tar (traditional plucked lute) and ...

A new donation has helped secure the future for UCLA’s Iranian music program. The program will hold the first fund-supported event “Classical Persian Music: Hossein Omoumi, from Isfahan to Irvine” on ...

Although his music has its roots in Classical Persian music, he allows himself to explore new musical styles. Kamjoo moved to Montreal in 1997 and has been collaborating with various ensembles in ...

Classical Persian music has a past filled with stinginess, according to Sahba Motallebi, a performer at this year’s Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. Historically, music belonged to higher-class ...

he foyer of the Odeon theater is packed this Saturday night with well-dressed folks meeting and greeting each other, talking volubly and animatedly, but if you circulate, you realize that it's not ...

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 ...

Nowhere in the world is poetry more highly valued than in Iran, so it is not surprising that the singing of poetry is central to Persian musical culture. Furthermore, the values of music and dance are ...

A Mystical Sufi Salon of poetry, music and wine featuring classical Persian poets Rumi, Hafiz, Sannai, Attar, Khayyam and more will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at the St. Helena United ...

Iran's greatest master of Persian classical music Mohammad Reza Shajarian, middle, performs with Mojgan Shajarian, 2nd left, and Majid Derakhshani composer, 2nd right, during a concert with Shahnaz ...