1979’s Iranian Revolution saw millions of citizens fleeing the country in its aftermath. Amid this Iranian diaspora, many of ...

"World music in general is growing," affirms recording artist Kayhan Kalhor, "but Persian music has been under-sung, for many political and social reasons." Many Americans, he realizes, aren't aware ...

HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — She's Israel's top diva, the Jewish state's beloved national singer. So when Rita released an album entirely in the language of her country's arch-enemy Iran, naturally more ...

It could have happened almost anywhere in the world. Sporting sunglasses and fluorescent sneakers, a small group of men and women danced on a rooftop to "Happy," the hit single by Pharrell Williams.

Tune in to Melody Pezeshkian’s online radio show, “Borders of Sound,” and you might hear a style of Afghan music known to accompany its national dance, Attan. The music speeds up and typically uses a ...