CNN mentions the name tonbak!

Just now I noticed that CNN had a report about Iranian-American youth with a picture of daf (frame drum) while mentioning the name tonbak:

Iranian-American youth struggle to define themselves

Iranian Labour News Agency, ILNA, to start working very soon

Iranian labour news agency (ILNA) that was stopped working will start to send out news in Persian language very soon. Aftabnews.ir reported some days ago that ILNA will start working very soon.

Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) is an Iranian news agency. It was formally launched in Tehran on February 24, 2003, and provides extensive coverage of the country’s workforce.
ILNA operates under the supervision of the Labour Higher Education Institute and belongs to the Workers’ House, a labour union set up by the Iranian government.

Persian Music Concert in Ruhr Triennale 2008

Maryam Akhondy (singer) with her ensemble Barbad will have a concert in Duisburg-Germany, as a part of an internationally known festival “Ruhr Triennale 2008″ on 29.08.08.

Accompaniments: Farzin Darabi Far (Tar), Peyman Nasehpour (Tonbak) and Vocal Choir

For more go to the following link:

Ruhr Triennale 2008