Mohammad Reza Shajarian, once dubbed "the Pavarotti of Persian classical music" by the Toronto Globe & Mail, had never been known as a particularly political person. That was before the widely ...

Two musicians played traditional Persian instruments: Fedros Ghadiri — drumming and strumming the santoor — and Eimon Amjadi, a senior majoring in neuroscience, tapped the tombak with his fingertips ...

Famed Persian folk musician, vocalist and composer Amir Vahab helped students release their “celestial bodies” Tuesday. Accompanied by two members of his ensemble, Soroosh, Vahab explained and read ...

In addition to traditional Persian instruments — tar, ney (bamboo flute), tombak and daf drums, santur, and qanun (zither) — Dornob also incorporates fretless bass guitar, Persian-tuned keyboards, and ...