Thursday, October 18, 2018
The Rough Guide to World Music: Iran
By Laudan Nooshin , Simon Broughton
Laudan Nooshin reports on the revival of Iranian classical music since 1979 and Simon Broughton takes the pulse of the folk and pop scenes
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Ghazal crossover duo, Kayhan Kalhor (left) and Shujaat Khan (photo: ECM)
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