I came to know about Tanha (A1one) several years ago in Tehran. At the time, I didn’t know who was responsible for the graffiti work

Until September 15, 2012, Yari Ostovany’s paintings are on exhibit at ArtPeople Gallery, 50 Post Street in San Francisco. “Born in 1962 in Tehran, Iran,

More than three decades into the mass immigration of Iranian nationals to other countries, Iranians now enjoy large communities in many different parts of the

I had the good fortune of interviewing Iranian director and actor Parviz Sayyad in Berkeley a while ago. As I sat down to prepare the

در دنیایی که من در آن بزرگ میشدم، “آوازه خوان” پرشهامت ترین آدمی بود که دیده بودم. مرد بود، اما میرقصید. تحصیل کرده بود، اما

Last Saturday, I had a chance to drop in on a rehearsal session where vocalist Parisa Vaaleh and the Kamran Thunder Ensemble were preparing for

Photos and video by Luna Shad. Music by Reza Rohani. And so, another old year ends and a New Day begins. This year’s Nowruz spread

Luna Shad’s first documentary, Keys To My Home, will be screened at University of California at Berkeley this coming Saturday, February 11, 2012. The film

Over the past weekend, I had the honor of talking with four-time Grammy nominated Kayhan Kalhor about his music, his life, and the current state

یک خبر خوب برای دوستداران محسن نامجو: این هفته آلبوم جدید نامجو به نام “الکی” به بازار عرضه شده و شما می توانیداز طریق وبسایت

به یاد ایام دور و نزدیک، فالی باز کردم و این شعر آمد. اگر دوست دارید با شعری، سازی، آوازی، یا یادی به جشن یلدا

Panel discussion on “The History of Iran’s Nuclear Issue: Fears and Hopes,” sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Iranian Students Alliance in America, with Dr. Maziar Behrooz,

These images of young girls who have so thoroughly immersed in their fantastic world demonstrate the crisis of identity amongst the middle-class new generation of

A very special film will be shown in the Bay Area this weekend. Iran, The Forgotten Glory, will be shown in San Francisco on Saturday,

From the first time I heard Monika Jalili sing an Iranian tune, I was impressed by her art and her spirit.  With her musical training

In September, I had a chance to meet with the talented Iranian comedian and actor, Maz Jobrani.  It was the second time I was seeing

Earlier this month, my friends Luna Shad, Mehran, and I went to see San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi in his office in San Francisco’s City

From that 2008 moment when I first heard a Rana Farhan song, I have been her devoted fan.  Rana’s music masterfully fuses two things near

مدتی این مثنوی تاخیر شد، و ما از بازی های گروهی مان غافل شدیم!این بار بازی ما با دفعات قبل تفاوت دارد. در این بازی،

Azam Ali and her band, Niyaz, will be coming to the Bay Area next weekend.  Azam Ali, the band’s vocalist, and her multi-instrumentalist husband, Ramin

پارسال تابستان، حمید احیاء، کارگردان و مترجم، را که خود ترجمه کرده بود برای یک روخوانی توسط یک گروه سه نفره از تئاتر داروگ روی

I recently had a chance to visit Iranian singer/songwriter Ziba Shirazi in Northern California. She sat down with me in the gorgeous patio of a

I had a chance to spend a pleasant afternoon in the company of Emad Bonakdar and Mima (Mehrbanoo) Goodarz of Mezghoon Ensemble during one of

He was a UCLA pre-med student the day he fell in love with the setar and left college to pursue Persian music, the instrument, and