If the archaeologists can prove that the artifact is a musical instrument, the 3000-year-old relic would be the oldest musical instrument ever discovered in the region, Mahforuzi added. “The artifact ...

The art of crafting and playing Kamantcheh/Kamancha (‘little bow’), a bowed string instrument, has existed for over 1,000 years. In the Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan, it is a major element ...

TEHRAN -- The workshop for making musical instruments is to reopen at the Center for Music Research and Preservation of the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) in the near future, the instrument ...