First Iranian Music Night held in Riyadh
In a cultural initiative aimed at improving ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Iranian Ambassador to Riyadh Alireza Enayati, expressed hope for diverse cultural programs in the future.
He made the statement during the Iranian Music Night held in Riyadh on February 15, IRNA wrote.
The cultural event marks the first of its kind organized by the Iranian Embassy in Riyadh, coinciding with the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Enayati talked about the significance of arts and culture, adding that both countries have a lot of cultural and religious commonalities.
“Cultural weeks, music nights, film screenings, and literary events are usual cultural activities hosted by embassies or cultural representatives during national occasions”, the envoy said.
Over the past four decades, Iran has consistently organized special cultural, and religious programs, particularly during the national and Islamic celebrations, he added.
These events have always been welcomed by official authorities, local citizens, diplomats from other countries, and Iranians residing abroad.
The musical ensemble “ Soroush Molana,” sponsored by the Iranian Embassy in Riyadh, performed pieces of traditional Iranian music at the Palace of Culture amphitheater in Riyadh.
He stressed the “richness of Iranian arts and culture”, expressing hope for a future filled with diverse cultural programs between the two countries.
Led by tar virtuoso Hossein Sojoudi, the ensemble staged a repertoire of 10 Iranian musical pieces.
Abbas Rahbarnia was the vocalist of the program and Ali Kheshtinejad staged pieces on tar and kamancheh (an Iranian spiked fiddle). Mohammad Sarbaz also performed some daf (Persian frame drum) pieces.