An important distinction between Western classical music and Iranian music is the differences in their structure of developing melody, as well as their storytelling approaches, Paranj said. Likewise, ...

By 1960, he had become a prominent figure in classical Persian music in Iran. Shajarian focused on Persian folk, classical and traditional styles of music, and after college dedicated himself to ...

Listen to series host and podcast contributor Megan Vahdat sit down with the director of UCLA’s Iranian music program, Dr. Shahab Paranj, to discuss the importance of sharing traditional Iranian music ...

DUBAI, Oct 8 (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 ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Aficionados of Western classical music have carved out a niche for themselves in Iran, where cultural expression remains tightly controlled by strict rules imposed after the 1979 ...

Lily Afshar, the Memphis-based virtuoso from Iran who was recognized worldwide as one of the masters of classical guitar, has died. Acclaimed by the Washington Post for her "remarkable, impeccable" ...

“The story behind every music ensemble is always the music,” says Sina Fakhroddin. For Iranian-Kurdish composer and percussionist Fakhroddin, it’s also a place for pulling different strings—from the ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has banned all Western music from Iran's state radio and TV stations -- an eerie reminder of the 1979 Islamic revolution when popular music was ...