The Iranian music community has launched a campaign, calling on all musicians and music lovers to stand up against the cancellation of concerts and recent restrictions imposed on all forms of music activities. ISKA News reported on a meeting of famous Iranian musicians including Shahram Nazeri, Hooshang Kamkar, Alireza Ghorbani and Salar Aghili. The […]
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Culture minister says opinions allowed on women singing solo
Iran’s minister of culture says it is not wrong to express an opinion about solo female singers in Iranian music. ILNA reports that Culture Minister Ali Jannati said: “Every person is free to express their own opinion in this regard, but there is not even consensus among senior religious leaders on this subject.” […]
Iranian violin master dies at age 93
Mahmoud Zolfonoon, the Iranian violin master, has passed away at the age of 93 in the United States. A student of Iranian music legends Ruhollah Khaleghi and Abolhassan Saba, Zolfonoon studied at Iran’s National Conservatory of Music. In the 1940s, he joined National Radio Broadcasting and soon after the National Music Orchestra. Later, he […]