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Hafez Nazeri

This Iranian composer makes a new kind of music that’s ‘neither east nor west’

Arts, Culture & Media

Iranian musician Hafez Nazeri has a new album out called “Untold.” He says he wants to combine Middle Eastern and Western elements to create a new form of music.

Hafez Nazeri

This Iranian composer makes a new kind of music that’s ‘neither east nor west’

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Remembering ‘The King of Afghan Music’ Ahmad Zahir

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Music Heard on Air for July 12, 2012

Music Heard on Air
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Hafez Nazeri

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Global Hit – The Shams Ensemble

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Reporter Michelle Chang profiles the Iranian group, The Shams Ensemble. Its founder, musician Kaykhosoro Pournazeri, set out to preserve the traditions of the mystical stringed instrument — the tanbour

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