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 ...

Organized by the Isfahan Municipality's Music Department, the event was attended by local artists and music lovers. During the ceremony Mansour Azamikia, a researcher, traditional music expert, and ...

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 ...

On Sunday evening (July 22), celebrated traditional Iranian music singer Homayoun Shajarian released the song “World of Oppression” on his personal page in cyberspace, with lyrics by the great ...

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Iran's greatest master of traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, always avoided open clashes with his country's ruling hard-line clerics. So it was a bombshell when Shajarian - so revered that ...

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 ...

He started studying the traditional Persian music at the age of 12 and he has benefited from the teachings of great masters of Persian music such as Ustad Dariush Talaei, Ustad Jalal Zolfonoon and ...

[ music ] For those engaged in the musical crafts in Iran, the very term "underground music" sparks controversy, for they realize that its provenance -- coined to express the rebellion of Western ...

Both Iranian and Vietnamese music share ancient roots and distinctive vocal techniques shaped by local traditions. Improvisation plays a key role in both, revealing a deep and little-known cultural ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Seattle Iranian Festival, 7 p.m.-10 p.m ...