Iranian music is inescapably political. Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, music there has been subject to heavy ...

An Iranian music sensation and an eight-person production team were reportedly sentenced to 74 brutal lashings for the singer’s viral patriotic tune which she performed without a hijab. Parastoo ...

"Do Kaftar” (“Two Doves”) is a sad love song that every Iranian child knows. Fun fact: if you look for it on YouTube, you will find the mournful ballad sung by men only. That is because women in Iran ...

As unrest and calls for change continue in Iran, music remains a powerful voice for protest, hope, and freedom. Iranian music icons Ebi and rapper Shahin Najafi have joined forces to release a new ...

(AP) Iranian police have arrested five members of an underground band suspected of producing music for Farsi-speaking, dissident satellite channels based in the U.S. The semiofficial Fars news agency ...

The musicians wanted to show a different picture of Iran's culture during this time of fraught negotiations with the US.

Sohrab Pournazeri, a 43‑year‑old Iranian musician known for his virtuosity on the tanbour, kamancheh and setar, has been ...

A new touring performance is bringing the ancient musical and storytelling cultures of the Iranian province of Lorestan to ...

Musician Parasto Ahmadi, 29, and an eight-person production crew were sentenced to 74 lashes for a performance of the patriotic song “As Khoone Javane Vatan.” Womens Voices Now An Iranian music ...