Ali Karimi Tarki, a distinguished practitioner of Iranian classical vocal music, was officially appointed as Arirang Master ...

Photo: Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor will play The Town Hall in New York City, Nov. 30. Photo courtesy of Nima ...

"When they asked me where my father deserved to be buried as a national figure declaring his place in the nation's history, I said next to Ferdowsi," Homayoun said. Iran's greatest master of ...

Mohammed Reza Shajarian, widely considered the greatest singer of Iranian classical music today, is the center of this immodestly named group; his intense vocals can be both gorgeous and sorrowful, ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Mohammad Reza Shajarian, who revived Iranian classical music and became a symbol for the opposition after a wave of unrest in 2009, has died in a Tehran hospital at the age of 80, ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose distinctive voice quavered to traditional Persian music on state radio for years before he was blacklisted for supporting protesters after Iran’s contested 2009 election ...

The Tehran Symphony Orchestra performed “Simorgh’s Abode” concert on Wednesday and Thursday at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall, where it ...

For centuries, the classical music “canon” has been dominated by European male figures. Times are changing, though, and many diverse voices are finally finding a foothold in the genre — and one need ...

Composer, vocalist, bandleader and actor Mohsen Namjoo became an essential force on Iran’s underground music scene in the late 1990s, a status that eventually led to his life in exile in the United ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, who revived Iranian classical music and became a symbol for the opposition after the 2009 wave of unrest, has died in a Tehran hospital at the age of 80, state television said ...