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 ...

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, ...

Iranian electronic producers are having a moment. After decades of pushback by the Islamic Republic on Western influences, a new underground generation is using digital, lyricless sounds to challenge ...

Iranian pianist and composer Hooshyar Khayam assisted in a Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra rehearsal of "Kalileh", his retelling of a classic Persian fable scored for orchestra, youth chorus and ...

Welcome to Scene Report where we highlight significant, underground scenes and subcultures across the globe. Azadi Sedaa, or voice of freedom, is an autonomous and anonymous international collective ...

Last month I had the special opportunity to chat with Los Angeles area Iranian American pianist Said Deihimi who heads the “Beyond Vision Foundation”, a non-profit geared toward teaching those with ...

TEHRAN- Nasser Masoudi, a legendary figure in Iranian folk music, particularly the traditional music of the northern province ...

Resistance against Iran’s oppressive Islamic regime, which has governed the country for the last 44 years, is now in its fifth month. The uprising, which was sparked by the Sep. 16 murder of a young ...

Mehdi Rajabian once had his own recording studio in Sari, Iran, boasting moody overhead lighting and blond wood walls. Now, he spends most of his time in the dark basement of his home, crouching on a ...

It could have happened almost anywhere in the world. Sporting sunglasses and fluorescent sneakers, a small group of men and women danced on a rooftop to "Happy," the hit single by Pharrell Williams.

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has banned all Western music from Iran's state radio and TV stations -- a throwback to the 1979 Islamic revolution, when popular music was outlawed as ...