"This music was meant to be heard at a party while dancing and drinking in Tehrangeles," said Discotchari label co-founder ...

Nazeri likes to think of himself as a troublemaker. "I was always controversial, because whatever I do, I always wanted to make change," Nazeri says. "So many people, they don't like it. The ...

Shervin Hajipour's song "Baraye" draws on the tweets of Iranians longing for a normal life — Khaled DESOUKI Even though he has been silenced, Iranian pop singer Shervin Hajipour's impassioned song in ...

Iran has nothing in common with The Muslims…. I mean, except for the fact that the two (bands) are playing the Narnack showcase together with Lee “Scratch” Perry during CMJ at Santos Party House on ...

Last September, as protests spread across Iran following the death of 22-year-old activist Mahsa Amini, the musician Shervin Hajipour released a song in support of the movement, “Baraye.” The song ...

Creatives are particular targets of Iran’s dictatorial government whose uneven rule follows an extreme interpretation of the tenets of Islam. Musicians are even more harshly persecuted based on the ...

Shervin Hajipour won in a new special merit category recognizing a song for social change. The song has become the anthem of protests that have swept through Iran in recent months. By Farnaz Fassihi ...