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Polo registered as Iran’s intangible cultural heritages in UNESCO

Polo registered as Iran’s intangible cultural heritages in UNESCO

The team sport of polo, which is played on horseback, together with the Iranian bowed string instrument of Kamancheh are set to be added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists by the end of the current year. Farhad Nazari, head of the Registration Department at Iran Cultural…

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Iran’s Kalhor wins 2017 Grammy award

Iran’s Kalhor wins 2017 Grammy award

Iranian kamancheh player, Keyhan Kalhor, is a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s ‘Silk Road Ensemble’ that has won the Grammy for Best World Music Album. Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma won a Grammy with his Silk Road Ensemble for ‘Sing Me Home’, an exploration of the musical connections across Eurasia, AFP reported. Player, composer and master of…

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