University Artist-in-Residence Mohsen Namjoo has been described as the “Bob Dylan of Iran” by the New York Times — the Iranian pop singer and political advocate presented a lecture Wednesday entitled ...

In the 1980s and '90s, following the Iranian Revolution, Los Angeles became the epicenter of Iranian pop music. A new album, Tehrangeles Vice, collects hits from some of the city's notable bands.

Mohsen Namjoo sings the poetry of 13th-century mystic poet Rumi. And sometimes, he sings in street slang. But the 41-year-old Iranian artist says speaking Farsi isn’t necessary when it comes to ...

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is set to hit the studios today to record the Farsi version of his latest hit song ‘Azizam’. ‘Azizam’ was released on 4 April and is the lead single for Sheeran’s ...

Farzin Azar tells people to call him before 2 p.m. on Tuesdays so he can make sure he has enough food for everyone. He makes batches of saffron rice, eggplant and roasted peppers, all in traditional ...

It's a seemingly simple approach to one of the modern world's most complicated political problems: By marrying the dainty lutes of the East with the thrumming violas of the West, composer Hafez Nazeri ...