The Persian New Year is a time to celebrate spring and fresh beginnings. Nassir Nassirzadeh, a first-generation Iranian American and KCRW DJ, shares songs for the holiday.

Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian, of the Persian-Indian music trio Niyaz, sit down to talk about their new album Nine Heavens. The disc blends modern electronica with old Persian folk songs and ...

The arrests come as Iranian social media has been awash with criticism of popular underground Iranian singer, “Sasy,” or Sasan Heidari Yafteh’s, new music video.

As Sadeq Jafari switched on his electric piano, his students shunted their wheelchairs enthusiastically around him to rehearse new songs.

Rebecca Sahim of SalXCo, Izabelle Pourreza Wilson of ARTium Recordings and Debra Delshad of Angry Mob took part in a roundtable discussion of Iran.

Hidden Patterns in Folk Songs Reveal How Music Evolved Songs and speech across cultures suggest music developed similar features around the world ...