On the second night of the 40th Fajr International Music Festival in Tehran, Spanish guitarist Daniel Casares expressed his astonishment at the Iranian audience's familiarity with flamenco music, the Public Relations Office of the festival reported.
Spain’s Ambassador to Iran, Antonio Gaspar, has expressed his delight at the inclusion of renowned flamenco guitarist Daniel Casares in the 40th Fajr International Music Festival.
Amano Manish, an Indian slide guitar player, who is in Iran to take part in the 40th Fajr International Music Festival, has hailed the centuries-old cultural exchanges between Iran and India, saying it encompasses not only arts and culture but also goods and food.
Armenian music composer and wind instrument player, Levon Tevanyan alongside pianist Armen Asatourian, performed at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall as part of the 40th Fajr International Music Festival.
Armenia’s ambassador to Tehran has announced plans for joint cultural and music festivals with Iran, highlighting the potential for deeper artistic collaboration between the two nations.
The fifth day of the 40th Fajr International Music Festival took place on Saturday evening featuring captivating performances across multiple venues in Tehran.
The 40th International Fajr Music Festival, marking Iran’s Islamic Revolution, is set to benefit the entirety of Iran's music scene by becoming increasingly competitive across various musical genres and interdisciplinary fields, according to the festival's secretary, Reza Mahdavi.
Iranian singer Amirhossein Maghsoudlou, known professionally as Amir Tataloo, has been sentenced to death by a court in Iran on charges of "sabb al-nabi" (insulting the Prophet Muhammad).
Parastoo Ahmadi, a female Iranian singer, who recently performed a virtual concert in Iran without wearing Hijab, was released from detention early Sunday morning, according to her lawyer Milad Panahipour.
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who had supported the nationwide protests and riots in Iran, and was convicted of propaganda against the government, has been released after serving his sentence, Mizan news agency affiliated with the country’s judiciary reported on Monday.
The 2nd Music Industry Exhibition opened in Tehran on Tuesday at the landmark Milad Tower’s Exhibition Center in the Iranian capital Tehran and closed on Friday.
An award-winning Iranian-born editor and producer of BBC Persian says he has quit the network after 33 years when he found out that his name was allegedly deleted from the archives of a top-rated program.
Renowned Iranian vocalist Alireza Ghorbani captivated a large audience Monday night with a mesmerizing concert held at the historic site of Persepolis in southern Iran.
During the past few months there have been reports and denials that the Iranian pop singer Nasrollah Moein who lives in self-exile in the US will be given the green light to return to the country.
Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Iran, recently attended the captivating performance of Iran's National Music Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in Tehran.
The world of music is mourning the loss of a true luminary as Professor Lily Afshar, a trailblazing Iranian guitarist and the first woman in the world to earn a doctorate in guitar, has passed away at the age of 63 after a long battle with illness. Her death comes as a poignant moment, just as one of her recent works was published in Iran.
