Iranian Music

Tehran hosts 5th day of 36th Fajr Music Festival

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – The fifth day of the 36th edition of the Fajr Music Festival was held on Saturday, during which, Iranian and foreign singers and bands performed on different online platforms.
2021-02-21 15:36
Second day of 36th Fajr Music Festival held online

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – The second day of the 36th edition of Fajr Music Festival was held on Wednesday. During the event, Iranian singers and bands and a German trio performed their pieces online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2021-02-18 15:06
VIDEO:Master singer Shajarian laid to rest near Ferdowsi Tomb

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Legendary Iranian singer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian was laid to rest near the tomb of epic Persian poet Ferdowsi on Saturday in Tous City, Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran.
2020-10-10 10:32
Iran Brass Ensemble to participate in Italian Brass Week

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iran Brass Ensemble will participate in the 21st Italian Brass Week with a song based on traditional Iranian music.
2020-07-19 07:30
By: Manijeh Rezapoor

Maestro Mashayekhi calls on Iranian youth to practice bricolage in home quarantine

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Maestro Nader Mashayekhi, the former conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, has called on Iranian youth to practice bricolage, construction or creation from a diverse range of available things, in order to manage the anxiety of the home quarantine for the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-04-13 10:49
Iranian maestro Houshang Zarif passes away

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Iranian maestro and Tar virtuoso Houshang Zarif passed away on Saturday night, at the age of 81.
2020-03-08 10:44
35th Fajr music festival to wrap up Thursday

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The 35th Fajr Music Festival, underway in Tehran and 10 other provinces, will wrap up on Thursday at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.
2020-02-19 18:40
By: Behnam Tofighi

Winners of Navaye Khorram Music Festival perform at Sooreh Hall

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The winners of the 6th Navaye Khorram Music Festival, an event dedicated to child and young adult musicians, performed their pieces at Tehran’s Sooreh Hall on Tuesday, as part of the 35th Fajr International Music Festival program.
2020-02-19 11:05
By: Shahab Ghayoumi

Contemporary folk band 'Rastak' performs at Vahdat Hall

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Well-known contemporary Persian Folk Music ensemble 'Rastak' performed live at Tehran's Vahdat Hall on Sunday. The concert was part of the 35th Fajr International Music Festival program.
2020-02-17 08:49
By: Shahab Ghayoumi

Tehran Symphony Orchestra performs at 35th Fajr Music Festival

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The Tehran Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Nasir Heidarian, staged a performance at the 35th Fajr Music Festival, in Tehran on Saturday.
2020-02-16 12:00
By: Behnam Tofighi

Local music band performs at Fajr Intl. Music Festival

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The Sarv-e-Khorasan music band stage one of its famous local music performances at Tehran’s Sooreh Hall, as part of the 35th Fajr International Music Festival program.
2020-02-16 09:23
Akademia Music Awards honors Iranian traditional vocalist Alireza Ghorbani

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iranian traditional vocalist Alireza Ghorbani has won an award for the track ‘El Sueno’ at the 2019 Akademia Music Awards.
2020-01-20 13:37
VIDEO: German envoy’s surprise to Iranians for Yalda

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – German Ambassador to Iran Michael Klor-Berchtold posted a video on his twitter account on Saturday night to congratulate Yalda to Iranians. The video shows him sitting behind the piano and playing a piece written by prominent Iranian composer Javad Maroufi.
2019-12-22 14:06
By: Marjohn Sheikhi

‘Crows in the Rain is a pathway to every person's infinite inner world’

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – In an exclusive interview with Mehr, the successful Tehran-based post-rock band ‘Crows in the Rain’ aptly described the band as a “pathway to every person's infinite inner world.”
2019-12-17 11:27
Iranian musician wins award at Global Music Awards 2019

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iranian musician Nima Delnavazi won the Silver Medal of Global Music Awards 2019 in the US.
2019-12-14 17:25
By: Arshide Shahangi

Awarding ceremony of sixth 'Khorram Song' music festival

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – The awarding ceremony for the sixth 'Khorram Song' music festival was held at Tehran's Vahdat Hall on Thursday. The festival is dedicated to musicians under 18 practicing Persian traditional music and is held in honor of prominent Iranian composer and violinist Homayoun Khorram (1930 – 2013).
2019-12-13 14:00
By: Amir Ali Razzaghi

The art of Tanbur in Kermanshah

DALAHU, Nov. 09 (MNA) –Tanbur, a long-necked fretted lute, is an inseparable part of the lives of the Kurds in Iran, so much so that the children learn how to play it before they learn how to read and write. The Kamali brothers have dedicated nearly 50 years of their lives to revive and preserve the art of Tanbur among their people in Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province.
2019-11-09 09:11
Iran’s Sanandaj, Bandar Abbas join UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated 66 urban settlements, including two Iranian cities as Creative Cities.
2019-11-02 13:56
VIDEO: Moment when Keyan Kalhor announced recipient of 2019 WOMEX artist award

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – The acclaimed Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor on Sunday received the prestigious 2019 World Music Expo (WOMEX) artist award.
2019-10-27 19:39
Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor receives WOMEX 19 artist award

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – The acclaimed Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor on Sunday received the prestigious WOMEX artist award for "bringing the Persian classical music tradition to the ears of people all over the world."
2019-10-27 18:27
By: Ali Khara

Funeral procession for Iranian composer Hossein Dehlavi

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – The funeral procession for celebrated Iranian composer Hossein Dehlavi, who died at his home in Tehran on Oct. 15 at the age of 92, was held in the presence of many artists and musicians at Tehran's Vahdat Hall on Sunday.
2019-10-20 14:50
Iranian teenage singer wins at 11th Intl. Festival of Mugham Music

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Parsa Khaef, an Iranian teenager won the special award at the 11th International Festival of Mugham Music of Islamic Countries in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan.
2019-10-12 16:56
Alireza Ghorbani’s ‘The Dream’ wins at Global Music Awards

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – The musical piece “The Dream” composed by Ehsan Matoori and sung by Alireza Ghorbani has been selected as one of the bronze medal winners in the latest list of Global Music Awards.
2019-10-06 21:27
Iran's‘ Khosh Honar’ receives diploma in World Folk 2019

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Iranian musicians received diploma at the IX World Championship of Folklore “World folk” 2019, which was held on Aug. 22 – Sep. 1 in Bulgaria.
2019-09-03 12:48
By: Behnam Tofighi

Awarding ceremony of 13th National Youth Music Festival

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The awarding ceremony of the 13th National Youth Music Festival was held at Tehran's Vahdat Tall on Tuesday night, in the presence of minister of culture and a number of Iranian artists.
2019-08-28 14:06
MovieScore Media to release 'The Last Fiction' OSTs

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Swedish record label MovieScore Media is set to release the original soundtracks of the acclaimed Iranian animated movie 'The Last Fiction' by Ashkan Rahgozar.
2019-08-25 08:48
By: Aryan Nasrollahi

9th tambourine festival in Sanandaj

SANANDAJ, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The 9th National Tambourine Playing Festival started in the western Iranian city of Sanandaj on Tuesday and will go on through Friday. Artists from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and India will perform 304 pieces during the event.
2019-08-14 09:21
By: Mohammadreza Abbasi

13th National Youth Music Festival

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – The 13th National Youth Music Festival is underway at Tehran's Roudaki Hall from 27 July to 27 August, bringing on to stage over 700 music performances in various genres and categories.
2019-07-29 18:51
By: Marjohn Sheikhi

Ambátt, an Icelandic duo act of immersive, ‘multidimensional’ electronic music

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – On June 23, Tehran hosted a performance by Icelandic duo act Ambátt, which combines electronic music with instruments. The musicians Pan Thorarensen and Thorkell Atlason define their project as a pursuit of immersive, multidimensional and freeform music.
2019-07-02 13:06
‘Alnam’ brings Azeri orchestra to Vahdat Hall

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Sunday night was host to an Azerbaijani orchestra performance by ‘Alnam’ ensemble, under the baton of Vahid Alipour.
2019-07-01 12:02