One of Iran's national treasures has died in Tehran. Musical legend Mohammad Reza Shajarian, an icon of courage in his home country, was 80. His soaring interpretations of Sufi poetry captivated his ...

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.

The tour comes at a time of rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, but when the Masters of Persian Music take the stage tonight in Berkeley, there will be no talk of politics or nuclear ...

Persian pop sensation Sepideh (Photo source: Town of North Hempstead) Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Anna Kaplan and the Town Board in partnership with the Great Neck ...

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 ...

A video of about 50 uniformed IDF soldiers singing an Iranian love song in Persian went viral on Iranian social media Thursday. The trainee soldiers were singing the Persian folk song, “Sultan of ...

One of Israel’s best-known singers, Rita Jahanforuz – known simply as Rita – performed during her country’s 50th anniversary celebrations and has met president Shimon Peres. Now she is bridging a vast ...