There’s a lot of news but a lot of scattered pieces of information, and it takes an emotional toll. “All the musicians are constantly getting updates.

There has been a lot of conflict in Iran since Amini’s death and still a lot of questions left unanswered. Everyone hurts when someone dies,” Honari said. “I think one thing that we all agree on, no matter what your beliefs or what your political views are, is that human life is precious. It wasn’t planned this way, but the event is happening after Amini’s death. These people have been around for many centuries,” Honari said. You can say this music developed over a long time. When you show the history of your music, you can share the history of your people. “You listen to their music and you try their food - these are things that are really easy to share. The event is a way to bring people together through the universal language of music. “These are very different exotic-sounding instruments maybe for people in America,” Honari said. Honari is one of several artists who traveled hundreds of miles from Canada to showcase music that’s traditional to Iran. On Thursday, Honari and three other musicians spent time rehearsing for the event. It just might look a little different,” Hamin Honari, a musician with the Music of Persia, said. We have all the same emotions, and we are all connected in this respect. The event is now also a way for the community to remember Amini through traditional Persian music. The Music of Persia event on Friday is a celebration of Iranian culture, and it also lines up with Mehregan, a Persian festival that marks the start of autumn. A candlelight vigil for Amini is scheduled at 6 p.m.16 while in the custody of Iran’s morality police Music of Persia at UNC-Chapel Hill on Friday is a celebration of Iranian culture and a remembrance of Mahsa Amini.

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