Join the Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies in celebrating Nowruz together with stories and melodies inspired by the rich musical traditions of Iran! This event ...

The song, which is based on an Armenian melody, is part of a project named “Borderless at Home” the ensemble initiated to reprise songs from the neighboring countries. “They Say…” is the sixth track ...

Tar player Siamak Sepehri (L), who leads the Iranian folk music band Rastak, listens as Farzad Moradi, the group's Kurdish lead singer, talks during an interview with Reuters in the Omani capital ...

“Rastak Group started its activities nearly 20 years ago under the supervision of Siamak Sipherya who is the group’s composer,” Moradi told Rudaw in Erbil recently. “He is a music graduate from the ...

Rastak, a folk music ensemble led by tar virtuoso Siamak Sepehri, is scheduled to perform a repertoire of regional Iranian music, while Aylan will give a performance of Azarbaijani dance and music at ...

The sharp sound of a sorna, an Iranian oboe-like instrument, pierced the silence of Muscat's Royal Opera House. Tandem drums drove an urgent rhythm, and a chorus of voices rose in volume to fill the ...

One of the most well-known bands in Iranian contemporary folk music, Rastak will give two concerts in Turkey on November 23-25. First stop of the band will be İstanbul, where the band will also ...

MUSCAT (Reuters) - The sharp sound of a sorna, an Iranian oboe-like instrument, pierced the silence of Muscat's Royal Opera House. Tandem drums drove an urgent rhythm, and a chorus of voices rose in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Sam Wilkin MUSCAT (Reuters) - The sharp sound of a sorna, an Iranian oboe-like instrument, pierced the silence of Muscat's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tar player Siamak Sepehri (L), who leads the Iranian folk music band Rastak, listens as Farzad Moradi, the group's Kurdish lead ...