"World music in general is growing," affirms recording artist Kayhan Kalhor, "but Persian music has been under-sung, for many political and social reasons." Many Americans, he realizes, aren't aware ...

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 ...

On Friday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. the University of Maine School of Performing Arts (SPA) presented a screening of the documentary “Six Centuries, Six Years.” The film portrays the journey of Iranian ...

he foyer of the Odeon theater is packed this Saturday night with well-dressed folks meeting and greeting each other, talking volubly and animatedly, but if you circulate, you realize that it's not ...

Nowhere in the world is poetry more highly valued than in Iran, so it is not surprising that the singing of poetry is central to Persian musical culture. Furthermore, the values of music and dance are ...

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

Farzin Azar tells people to call him before 2 p.m. on Tuesdays so he can make sure he has enough food for everyone. He makes batches of saffron rice, eggplant and roasted peppers, all in traditional ...