In the 1980s and '90s, following the Iranian Revolution, Los Angeles became the epicenter of Iranian pop music. A new album, Tehrangeles Vice, collects hits from some of the city's notable bands.

All over Los Angeles, Zachary Asdourian hunted for the music of an Iran that could have been. The co-founder of the L.A.

1979’s Iranian Revolution saw millions of citizens fleeing the country in its aftermath. Amid this Iranian diaspora, many of these people emigrated to Los Angeles, with some of them being the same ...

From traditional classics to modern pop hits, join us as we explore the most memorable melodies from Iran's rich musical heritage. Our selection spans decades of artistic evolution, featuring ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At age eight, Shabnam Kamoii fled alone to Germany to escape the dangers of the Iran-Iraq war. She arrived in America six years later as a refugee, bringing ...

Siamdoust, a journalist and media professor at New York University, compiles an in-depth history and analysis of music in post-revolutionary Iran, beginning with the Shah’s 1979 ouster and ending with ...