Mohsen Namjoo sings the poetry of 13th-century mystic poet Rumi. And sometimes, he sings in street slang. But the 41-year-old Iranian artist says speaking Farsi isn’t necessary when it comes to ...

In the 1970s, Persian pop music was flourishing. But after Iran's 1979 revolution, everything changed. The theocratic rule of Ayatollah Khomeini meant that all music with Western influence had to go.

University Artist-in-Residence Mohsen Namjoo has been described as the “Bob Dylan of Iran” by the New York Times — the Iranian pop singer and political advocate presented a lecture Wednesday entitled ...

Hailed as “the Bob Dylan of Iran” by the New York Times, Mohsen Namjoo is a groundbreaking singer, songwriter, scholar and setar-player. This not-to-be missed concert is a rare opportunity to hear his ...

Mohsen Namjoo: Live in Concert Friday, April 20, 2012 - 6:00pm Lincoln Recital Hall, room 75, 1620 SW Park Avenue Hailed as "the Bob Dylan of Iran" by the New York Times, Mohsen Namjoo is a visionary ...

NEW YORK, September 7, 2013 — Singer-songwriter Mohsen Namjoo, known by some as "the Bob Dylan of Iran," performed a sold-out concert at Asia Society New York with his unique blend of blues, rock and ...

Composer, vocalist, bandleader and actor Mohsen Namjoo became an essential force on Iran’s underground music scene in the late 1990s, a status that eventually led to his life in exile in the United ...

Namjoo is an Iranian singer/songwriter, music scholar and setar (traditional Persian lute) player based in New York City. Hailed as the Bob Dylan of Iran by The New York Times, Namjoo is a visionary ...

TEHRAN (Reuters) -- An Iranian singer and composer who has been likened to Bob Dylan has received a five-year jail sentence in absentia for disrespecting religious sanctities, according to Iranian ...

Please note: This event is now sold out. There will be a live webcast at 8:00 pm ET at AsiaSociety.org/Live. Iran Modern exhibition will be open until 8:00 pm. Mohsen ...

Composer, vocalist, bandleader and actor Mohsen Namjoo became an essential force on Iran’s underground music scene in the late 1990s, a status that eventually led to his life in exile in the United ...