When protests broke out in Iran in 2009 over the fraudulent presidential election, one of the country’s leading artists stood up against the regime and its violent repression of demonstrators.

One of Iran's most famous singers of traditional Persian music has cancelled his tour of Europe due to the ongoing protests ...

Tehran, Iran – Mohammad Reza Shajarian, a grand maestro of Iranian traditional music and the most famous vocalists in the country, has passed away after a long period of illness, leaving Iran in ...

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Mohammad-Reza Shajarian performs at the Durham Performing Arts Center Saturday, April 28, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5–$55. See Duke Performances. Amir Rezvani pauses a moment before he can talk about it.

An Iranian singer whose voice was regarded as one of his country's national treasures — and who then ran afoul of the regime — has died. Mohammad Reza Shajarian, a master performer who was hailed as ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose distinctive voice quavered to traditional Persian music on state radio for years before supporting protesters following Iran's contested 2009 election, has died, state ...

Iranians around the world flooded their social media accounts with tributes, songs and poetry dedicated to legendary Iranian singer and composer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, who died from complications ...

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, the ‘prince of Persian music’, passed away on October 8, leaving Iranians in and outside their homeland in mourning. Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian ...

A revered singer of Iran has died. Mohammad Reza Shajarian was 80 and so famous in Iran, he was untouchable even by the authoritarian government. To protest a disputed election in 2009, he asked the ...

Iranians around the world flooded their social media accounts with tributes, songs and poetry dedicated to legendary Iranian singer and composer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, who died from complications ...