Southern Nights Festival

Southern Nights has been held every winter since 2016 and focuses on music from the southern coasts of Iran.  The instruments and beats from these hot regions – such as Bandar Abbas, Hormuz and Qeshm islands with roots in the Portugese slave trade – are unique in Iran but share similarities to many Latin musics around the world such as Zanzibar, Oman, Egypt, and even Brazil.

Below are some of the highlights of previous years.