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Folks will have the chance to be onstage immersed in world of mesmerizing melodies and enchanting rhythms when an evening of Persian music comes to Chilliwack. The Amir Amiri Ensemble performs ...

Gholamreza Takhti was an Iranian freestyle wrestler and varzesh-e bastani (Persian traditional sport) practitioner. Takhti was not only an athlete but a role model, admired by all Iranians in all ...

For centuries, musical legacies have crossed geographical boundaries, says world music guru Laurent Aubert, citing how Hindustani classical got its Persian influence. DNA Web Team Updated : Nov 19, ...

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Traditional New Year's dishes from around the world carry symbolic meanings, from Southern USA's Hoppin' John to Japan's Osechi Ryori, each representing hope, prosperity, health, and happiness for ...

Over the past four years, Toronto-based MusiCounts has seen a surge in grant applications for non-traditional and technology-forward school music programs, says president Kristy Fletcher.

Fortresses were designed primarily to defend territories in warfare and were also used to solidify rule in a region during peacetime. The Sassanid era saw a general renaissance in Persian art and ...

Cecilia Sala, the intrepid Italian journalist who boarded a flight to Tehran with all the enthusiasm of Alice stepping into her Persian Wonderland, is now seeing the Iranian rabbit hole for what ...

In a vintage year for the giants of contemporary American pop – a field now dominated by young women – 23-year-old Billie Eilish triumphed with an "artistic coming of age", said Neil McCormick ...