Category: Music

Rock band Queen’s performance at Live Aid in 1985 has often been hailed as one of the greatest gigs seen at Wembley Stadium. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has heaped praise on Queen’s late lead vocalist Freddie Mercury for winning over the crowd at Live Aid with a simple “trick”. Rock band Queen’s performance at… Continue reading Freddie Mercury’s ‘trick’ that helped him win over Live Aid crowd

Parsi Khabar readers will remember us featuring ZDOGG MD a while ago. Well, aapro Dr. Zubin Damania….aka ZDOGG MD has come up with a new video Zubin writes…. From Freddy Mercury to ZDoggMD, the Zoroastrians have been kicking a$$ since 550 BC. Here’s one doctor’s take on what the heck Zoroastrianism is. WARNING: this is… Continue reading What’s a Zoroastrian? I’m One! | Dr. Zubin Damania on Zoroastrianism

Navroze Godrej recently put out his first solo music single. The song titled River is a beautifully composed ballad with Navroze’s soulful and free voice enhanced by some fantastic music.

26-year old Zarir Marfatia has always been driven by both creative and analytical interests. Struggling to choose between the two, he finally decided to pursue a parallel career path doing both. Qualified as a lawyer, working at a FinTech startup (FinTech is a portmanteau of two of the hottest industries currently, Finance and Technology) –… Continue reading Parallel Lines by Zarir Marfatia

Further meets Persian-French opera singer Ariana Vafadari, who takes enigmatic Zoroastrian prayers from 3700 BC and transforms them into haunting operatic pieces that speak to 21st-century festival goers. As a young girl, growing up in Iran, Ariana Vafadari would listen to her father singing the ancient philosophical poems, or “Gathas,” that lie at the center… Continue reading Ancient prayers for modern times: Ariana Vafadari

“Run the Race Again” – A Brand New Instrumental Single by Nenshad Bardoliwalla Available NOW! ALL proceeds will go to charity! Apple Music / iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/run-the-race-again/1484762319 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5CIiGqQVOKBFZaoldPZVdy The Quick Story Behind “Run The Race Again” My parents relented and bought me my first guitar at a garage sale in 1984, after I begged them… Continue reading Parsi Musician Releases First Single With All Proceeds Donated To Charity

JERUSALEM, MEHTA, MAHLER AND HATIKVA Beneath the Music Those are quite difficult moments, the moments of farewell. Especially if people are tight on in a family-like motto for the span of  two generations. No wonder that the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, brilliant and one of a kind, to me, took three months to depart with Maestro… Continue reading “That’s No Way To Say Goodbye”: Maestro Mehta and Israel