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.

While Hajipour’s version of “Baraye” has been taken down from social media due to copyright issues, many versions of it can be heard online, including this English translation from Iranian ...

"This music was meant to be heard at a party while dancing and drinking in Tehrangeles," said Discotchari label co-founder Zachary Asdourian. "But for citizens of Iran, this was giving hope as bombs ...

The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is proud to continue our new Artist Series, with a concert entitled Persian Songs Old + New, featuring performers Vanessa Naghdi (voice), Fred ...

Nehedar will bring her new music to life in a performance on June 19 at FeelBeit in Jerusalem. Maureen Nehedar’s latest single, “Chesed,” for which she wrote both lyrics and music, marks a poignant ...

Iranian pop music from the 70s is known for its sophistication. With lyrics rich in layers and metaphors, experiments in ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook I am twelve years old, and my mother, grandmother and I are traveling to the northern part of Iran ...

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 ...

I almost didn’t hear about this concert in time to share, but Iranian vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian, one of the greatest living practitioners of Persian classical music, is making a rare local ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook I got my first taste of Persian rap in the backseat of my friend’s car, flying through the ...

TEHRAN, IranTEHRAN, Iran — Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose distinctive voice quavered to traditional Persian music on state radio for years before supporting protesters following Iran’s contested 2009 ...