KL Saigal (left) and Iqbal Bano. | Image of KL Saigal in public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Screenshot of Iqbal Bano from Best Of Iqbal Bano Ghazals, Jukebox 2, Top 10 Best Pakistani Ghazal Hits; ...

Although considered a 'modern' poet, unlike most of her contemporaries (e.g. Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhavan-e Sales, and Nader Naderpour), Simin Behbahani, has, on the whole, avoided the free verse ...

With Nowruz just around the corner, The Skirball Cultural Center and the Irvine Barclay Theatre will celebrate the Persian New Year with two very special concerts by the Grammy-nominated Ghazal ...

The Grammy Award-winning Ghazal Ensemble reunite to perform their distinctive mix of Persian and Hindustani classical music, recalling age-old traditions which have been historically and culturally ...

In “The World of Persian Literary Humanism,” Hamid Dabashi writes that “the physical beauty” of Hafez’s poetry is “above and beyond anything achieved before or after in Persian lyrics.” These days, ...

Daagh’s highly stylised and traditional mode of ghazal may have attracted composers and vocalists alike Daagh Dehlvi is one of the most sung poets. His ghazals sung by leading vocalists have turned ...

"World music in general is growing," affirms recording artist Kayhan Kalhor, "but Persian music has been under-sung, for many political and social reasons." Many Americans, he realizes, aren't aware ...

Simin Behbahani, one of Iran’s most prominent literary figures and a vocal human rights defender who was targeted with censorship and smear campaigns by Iranian authorities, has died in Tehran. She ...

One of the South Asia's most loved Ghazal, Thumri and classical singers, Iqbal Bano, died on Tuesday at a local hospital in Lahore. She has also sung many memorable Pakistani film songs, reports Kamal ...