The Radif of Iranian music is the traditional repertoire of the classical ... The radif may be vocal or instrumental, performed on a variety of instruments with different performance techniques ...

The star incorporates Persian instruments on Azizam, the first single from his eighth studio album.

Talking about the creation of Azizam, the star said he'd had "a hell of a lot of fun" immersing himself in Persian music. "I loved how a lot of rhythms, scales, melodies and instruments were ...

"I loved how a lot of rhythms, scales, melodies and instruments were different but similar to the Irish trad music I had grown up with." The inspiration came from Salmanzadeh, an Iranian-born ...