With the rise of avant-garde filmmakers in the 1960s, Iran’s New Wave emerged, marked by the works of pioneers like Ebrahim Golestan, Farrokh Ghaffari, Hajir Darioush, and Forough Farrokhzad. Later, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook I got my first taste of Persian rap in the backseat of my friend’s car, flying through the ...

Persian rap finds a rising following among Iran's youth In a cosy, soundproof recording studio housed in a decrepit building in downtown Tehran, Felakat lounged on a chair, surrounded by sound mixers ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 20, 2019 / Self-made businessman and vocalist Montiego is a rising star of the Persian rap scene. With four releases since the start of 2019, his tunes have been ...

In a cozy soundproof recording studio housed in a decrepit downtown building, the rap musician known as Felakat lounged on a chair, surrounded by sound mixers and other sleek recording equipment.

In a cosy sound-proof recording studio, housed in a decrepit building in central Tehran, Felakat lounges on a chair, surrounded by sound mixers. Sporting a tousled black shirt and a rumpled-and-spiky ...

The rise of a post-hijab aesthetic and rejections of linear narratives and techniques have given way to a new Iranian underground cinema. Here's a deep dive into its evolution. With the rise of ...