He has published five musical albums and several papers in Persian and English that explore the history and theory of Persian classical music. He was awarded the Robert M. Stevenson Prize in ...

All music events in southwest Iran have been cancelled after they were blamed for causing drought in the region. The city of Abadan has been slammed for granting concert permits, with religious au ...

Persian New Zealander Marjan Nelson traces the roots of Persian music in this episode of Postcards. As a child growing up in Iran, Marjan was immersed in a household where music was woven into the ...

The Toronto hardcore punk band Siyahkal takes its name from the 1971 Siyahkal incident, when a group of Iranian guerilla ...

"When the first notes of [the music] threaded their way into my consciousness, they seemed to come from inside me…music wound its way through me as sound turned pure sensation." —The New York Times on ...

Iranian media is reporting that Iran's Supreme Court has sentenced the musician to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief An Iranian court has reportedly ...

Since Iranian singer-songwriter Gola fled her home country in 2011, she has continued her fight for women's rights in exile ...

Tataloo – real name Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo – emigrated to Istanbul in 2018 after several arrests by the Iranian authorities and failure to get a music activity license from the Ministry of ...

The natural and formalistic collide in 'Cutting Through Rocks,' a Sundance documentary about the first councilwoman in an ...

The singer's bold stance on controversial issues and his appeal to younger Iranians have made him both a beloved figure in the underground music scene and a target for the regime’s strict cultural ...

Born in Tehran in 1987, Tataloo pioneered Iranian underground hip-hop, releasing 21 albums and becoming the first Iranian artist to work with Universal Music Group. Known for his tattoos and outspoken ...