Six Pillars to Persia is named loosely after Al Afghani’s writings. A travelling thinker and activist born in Afghanistan in the mid 1800s, he believed the castle of happiness stood on six pillars.
This week we speak with established artist Farhad Ahrarnia, prior to his solo show here in London until February 25th 2012.
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New Podcast Up
The Art of Improvisation. To hear the interview and the music of the Agrin Ensemble, a due split between Iran and the UK, click HERE
To hear Resonance 104.4FM streamed live click here, or tune in on 104.4FM on your radio dial.
Spoken Easternisms
Six Pillars present a week of special broadcasts on the UK’s first art-music radio station Resonance FM
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- July 12th live event, Lyrical Easternisms – Persian and Arabic music at Ginglik, London in collaboration with Shubbak Festival – see EVENTS
- July 15th live event, Easternisms – Middle Eastern contemporary classical and avant garde at Cafe Oto, London in collaboration with Shubbak Festival – see EVENTS
Six Pillars hosted several live variety nights for charity, including two variety arts night for human rights supporters Amnesty and one for Index.


I just started reading back through your blog and am fascinated, I will definitely be following this site.
I’m glad you dropped by my blog, now I found yours. Your posts are very interesting. I shall return
Hi Fari,
Thanks for getting in touch- have just emailed you.
Hi Fari,
I remember hearing a show where this artist was talking about her artwork..she uses caligraphy but experiments and adds her own touch to it..any idea whom it is..i would like to maybe check out her work on the internet..thanks, Zain
Golanz Fathi?
Hi Fari, Thanks for Six Pillars. Did you know that there is a new BBC Iranian TV service (launched today – you probably already know)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/
It would be great to see your work on it.
great blog…
Thank you for dropping by.
wow! i’ve been to yr blog before and used it for my persian/iranian synthpop research! glad you like the mix. i’m half lebanese/polish but an avid admirer of everything persian!
veery good blog
Thanks for dropping by…
Maybe you should have a link to this blog on the resonance page? I was listening to resonance, and I couldn’t find any information about the show on their site-
سپاسگزارم از کوشش شما
thanks for your activities
Glad you are enjoying
Great site. will be following you from now on. and I will be listening sunday … I want to see Googoosh
Thanks, did you got in the end?