China is home to 56 officially recognized ethnic groups, each with distinct musical languages and histories. The Han people, who today constitute the majority of the population, have developed musical traditions that have deeply shaped the historical soundscape of imperial …
What is often described as “Middle East Jazz” refers to a range of contemporary musical practices in which musicians engage both the improvisational language of jazz and modal systems rooted in Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and related traditions. Rather than a …
Persian classical music, often referred to as Iranian classical music or radif music, represents one of the most sophisticated modal traditions of West Asia. Rooted in centuries of artistic practice, it remains a living, evolving system sustained through oral transmission, disciplined study, and …