'Tehrangeles Vice' collects the sounds of LA's Iranian pop music era

In the 1980s and '90s, following the Iranian Revolution, Los Angeles became the epicenter of Iranian pop music. A new album, Tehrangeles Vice, collects hits from some of the city's notable bands.
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How the modern Persian qawwali canon emerged from an Uttarakhand shrine 90 years ago

Come, come! For you are the soul of the soul of the soul of sama’ Come for you are the flowing cypress of the orchard of sama’ Sama’ thanks you in a hundred eloquent tongues Let me say one or two ...
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Jigar Moradabadi and the unmatched lyrical brilliance of his unfinished sarapa

The November 1942 issue of The Indian Listener, the programme guide of All India Radio, contains a rather curious entry. At 5.45 pm on November 16, 1942, the third transmission of the Peshawar station ...
The New York Times

Bringing a Persian Epic to the World, With Help From 483 Puppets

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the ...
Jewish Journal

Israeli “Celine Dion,” Persian sensation Andy and a song of unity

Performing at the Greek Theatre last weekend, 23-year-old Israeli singer and philanthropist Liel Kolet joined Iranian-Armenian pop star Andy for a song of peace. The power ballad, “We Hear Your Voice, ...