Few artists can say they’re creating something entirely new and unique, but for musician and producer Danny Asadi – pioneer of Persian trap music – it’s all he’s ever done. Growing up in ...

“I’ve played with santur and kamancheh and qanun,” AlHaj says, referencing other classical Persian instruments, “but never with tar. So I’m learning the sound of the instrument, where is ...

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 ...

The song features a chorus that evokes Persian rhythms through the use of Persian instruments, such as the hammered dulcimer. For many Iranian Americans like me, this is more than a catchy song.

The song features a chorus that evokes Persian rhythms through the use of Persian instruments, such as the hammered dulcimer. For many Iranian Americans like me, this is more than a catchy song.

On his latest record, he applies his customary digital processing to traditional Persian instruments. Ata Ebtekar’s biography complicates the narratives the West likes to tell itself about ideas ...

By Ryan Ebright Growing up in Iran, the composer Niloufar Nourbakhsh was surrounded by the sounds of traditional Persian instruments like the santour and tar. She found herself, however ...

Dorian presents a captivating fusion of traditional Persian instruments — such as the enchanting Taar and rhythmic Tonbak — blending seamlessly with piano, flute, and violin. This exclusive set ...