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Some background on Iranian music

For some background on Iranian classical music see here for an article written by me exploring the radif, particularly considering how to use its techniques in the context of my own practice of contemporary ...

The beating heart of the city

On embarking on this trip to Tehran I was fully prepared for my daily life to be very different from that in London. I was prepared for the weather (topping 45 degrees so far), the food (endless delicious meals but each with more rice than I would normally eat in a week) and the religious holidays (Ramazan continues, ...