Led by Hamed Erfani (composer), Hossein Khaleghian (oud/setar), Sirvan Manhoobi (ethnomusicologist, tanbor, shurangiz, tar, and setar), and Nariman Assadi (tombak/daf). Sponsored by the Masala World Music Series in the OU School of Music. Free and open to the public.
Join us at The Depot for opening night of the 2026 Puterbaugh Lit Fest, featuring writer, performance poet, and translator Haleh Liza Gafori. She will read from and sign copies of her latest best-selling translation, Water by Rumi (NYRB, 2025). …
Gafori and Dr. Raminsabet, the Farzaneh Family Lecturer in Persian Language & Literature at OU, will discuss Persian literature and culture, with poems recited in Persian and English accompanied by music, followed by audience Q&A. Free and open to the …
Part of the Masala World Series and Resonance Series, featuring a poetry and music recital by Haleh Liza Gafori accompanied by Isabel Castellvi (cello), with Persian-influenced orchestral music by Hamed Erfani, vocalist Roxana Sarrafi, accompanied by Hossein Khaleghian (oud/setar), Sirvan …