BaranBand, headed by brothers Gian and Marouf Majidi, is a musical lover's delight that blends the brothers' Kurdish Iranian tradition and different musical cultures, genres and roots....Comment
The Japanese music talk show J-MELO on NHK World features a unique, charismatic, multitalented celebrity with a relatively uncommon background: May J., a/k/a Mary Jamileh...Comment
Game of Thrones! Westworld! Yes, that’s right, this Iranian composer, born in Duisburg, Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother, has created musical scores for arguably two of the...Comment
It’s becoming increasingly rare to meet accomplished musicians, and in a time when our fingers are crossed that our music and arts programs will not be...Comment
Kicking out the jams, kranking up the volume: Sulyman Qardash and the boys of Kabul Dreams Amidst the dust and splendour, the city glows. Lost in...Comment
What a misguided volley of negative reactions from Iranian monarchists to Mohsen Namjoo's recent song, Reza Khan! Isn't the artist just saying out loud what...Comment
As the famous story goes, Iranian-born Jazz singer Rana Farhan and American guitarist Steven Toub set their first jazz piece to classical Persian poetry on...Comment
The new Kiosk documentary "Kiosk, A Generation Destroyed By Madness" is a wonderful behind the scenes peek into one of our best rock bands. If...Comment
Iranian Kamancheh master and composer Kayhan Kalhor will be performing in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 15. Those who have not seen him perform live...Comment