In the 1950s, Younes Dardashti, a Jewish man from Tehran’s Jewish ghetto, became one of Iran’s most celebrated singers. As the country underwent rapid secularization under the Shah, Jewish communities ...

In her latest project, “Monajat,” the cantor and composer sings prayers for forgiveness with sampled recordings of her late grandfather, a one-time superstar in Iran. Selichot are traditional prayers ...

I got my first taste of Persian rap in the backseat of my friend’s car, flying through the deserted nighttime highways of Tehran. It’s an introduction that I found very fitting, representative of the ...

Complete Information About Melody of China presents the world premiere of 'A Night of Chinese and Persian Music' in San ...

Daughters of Persia is a new evening of music and words, created by British pianist Margaret Fingerhut and rising Iranian composer Farhad Poupel, which weaves together the stories of women from ...

"A Persian ode provides glimpses of what European travelers saw and heard of Persian music during the Safavid through Qajar eras in Iran (1501-1925), whether it be of singing in the desert night, the ...

On first listen, you might think Eurovision has come early. Over a disco-fied adaptation of exotic Eastern melodies and rhythms – played out on Iranian lutes, dafs and santoors – a pop singer wails ...