Young Iranian musician Parvaz Homay draws on classical Persian music and poetry, but he offers his own interpretations and also writes original lyrics that have disturbed government officials to the ...

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 ...

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, ...

The UC Davis Middle East/South Asia Studies Program will present “An Overview of Persian Classical Music,” by Mehran Madani, a lecturer in landscape and architecture at North Dakota State University.

Your grandfather was an incredible musician in Iran. Can you tell us a little bit about his life, what it was like growing up with that musical influence and what this album means for your ...

Iranian classical dance has mostly remained hidden from international audiences, as it has been practiced and developed mainly underground in Iran and the Iranian diaspora since the Islamic Revolution ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...