University of Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Weaving through the rooms of my Brisbane childhood home, carried on the languid, humid, sub-tropical air, was the sound of an ...

Iranian electronic producers are having a moment. After decades of pushback by the Islamic Republic on Western influences, a new underground generation is using digital, lyricless sounds to challenge ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose distinctive voice quavered to traditional Persian music on state radio for years before he was blacklisted for supporting protesters after Iran’s contested 2009 election ...

For centuries, the classical music “canon” has been dominated by European male figures. Times are changing, though, and many diverse voices are finally finding a foothold in the genre — and one need ...

On Sunday evening (July 22), celebrated traditional Iranian music singer Homayoun Shajarian released the song “World of Oppression” on his personal page in cyberspace, with lyrics by the great ...

[ music ] For those engaged in the musical crafts in Iran, the very term "underground music" sparks controversy, for they realize that its provenance -- coined to express the rebellion of Western ...

NeekOn will feature Live Music, Dance (including a Persian Folklore Dance Flash Mob), Visual Arts, and Food from multiple cultures around the world. (Neek means kindness.) In addition there will be ...

The 49th Grammy Awards ceremonies are a forum for the U.S. music industry to highlight its top stars with awards like "Best New Artist" and "Album of the Year." Many of the 108 categories focus on the ...

Seattle Iranian Festival, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Saturday, June 26, via https://www.facebook.com/iacaseattle, brings together Iranians, Iranian Americans and non-Iranians in ...

For centuries after the Arab Islamic conquest of Iran, my Jewish community in Iran were the primary source that was retaining and maintaining the country’s musical heritage as music was forbidden in ...