Ariana Vafadari – Anahita (Quart de Lune, 2020) Anahita is the musical creation that came out of the friendship and artistic collaboration of two French-Iranian…
Songs Inspired by Persian Music and Zoroastrian Prayers
Tag: Iranian music
Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj at Merkin Hall
Even the instruments were beautiful at The World Music Institute’s presentation of Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj in concert at Merkin Hall on February 15th.…
Sahba Motallebi and Rahim AlHaj to Perform in New York City
Two masters of Middle Eastern string music, Iranian tar master Sahba Motallebi and Iraqi ud virtuoso Rahim AlHaj are set to on Saturday, February 15,…
Enthralling Songs from Rising Iranian Artist Nelia Safaie
Nelia Safaie – Songs from Lands of Silence (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2019) Songs from Lands of Silence is the excellent debut album from Iranian singer-songwriter and…
The Iranian Musical instrument Dotar Added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The traditional skills of crafting and playing the dotar, an Iranian two-string plucked folk instrument is one of the most relevant social and cultural components…
A Beautiful Journey Through the Musics of the Middle East
Mehdi Rajabian – Middle East (Sony Music, 2019) Middle Eastern is the latest album from Iranian multi-instrumentalist and composer Mehdi Rajabian. The album is dedicated…
Garden Quartet‘s Contemporary Iranian-Australian Fusion
Garden Quartet – Garden Quartet (Bleemo Music, 2019) Australian audiences were reported to be “spellbound throughout” recent performances by Garden Quartet’s performance of music from…
Artist Profiles: Kaveh Sarvarian
Musician and composer Kaveh Sarvarian was born in Tehran, Iran in 1976. He has a Master of Composition, University of Art of Tehran. Throughout his…
Marvelous Persian Flute Fusion Works
Kaveh Sarvarian – Kereshmeh – Nueva perspectiva de música persa (La Cupula Music, 2019) Iranian multi-instrumentalist Kaveh Sarvarian has released a new album titled Kereshmeh,…
Rudolstadt Festival Announces 2019 Program
Germany’s largest world music event, Rudolstadt Festival, will take place July 4-7, 2019. The opening concert on 4 July will be a tribute concert dedicated…