Sister vocalists and songwriters Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat sing folk and classical in Persian. Their elevating, haunting voices are “their artistic cause” and the reason for which they left Iran, in order to be able to perform. Now they appear in north London’s Art Depot, Finchley in the Pentland Theatre on February 28th. The sisters’ songs … Continue reading
Inspired by Persian poetry, Dana-Haeri has developed her own confident and indirect way of expressing the lofty concerns of which Persian poets and mystics once wrote, and which are still recited today. Here Dana-Haeri explains how she began her practise, what her influence was and the extent to which poetry is part of her everyday … Continue reading
Simply talking to Rana Farhan, one can hear the smokey molten gold in her voice that makes her music so unique. Pairing the lyrics of classic and modern Iranian poets to jazz and blues influenced arrangements, Farhan and her band have released albums to worldwide acclaim, which grew exponentially following the release of the film Nobody Knows … Continue reading
Six Pillars 