Mahsa Vahdat is a performer of Persian vocal music, born in Tehran on October 29, 1973. According to her label biography, she has performed independently since 1995. It describes her contemporary style as rooted in Persian classical and regional vocal traditions.2
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She composes most of her songs herself, drawing on poems by Hafez and Rumi, as well as modern poets Fourogh Farokhzad and Mohammad Ibrahim Jafari.2
Scent of reunion – Love duets across civilizations pairs her with Mighty Sam McClain. Its publisher dates the release to September 11, 2009 and describes melodies written by Vahdat and three other composers in spring 2009. Recording took place in Oslo, Tehran and New Hampshire.3
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- 1File:Persian vocalist Mahsa Vahdat 2018.jpg - Wikimedia Commons · commons.wikimedia.org
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- 2Mahsa Vahdat · Six Degrees Records
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Mahsa was born October 29, 1973 in Tehran.
Mahsa Vahdat is a prominent performer of Persian vocal music
Since 1995 she has performed as an independent singer and musician
Mahsa has developed her personal style based on the Persian vocal tradition of classical and regional folk music, but with a contemporary expression.
Mahsa composes most of her songs herself, often with poems by classical Persian poets like Hafez and Rumi or contemporary ones like Fourogh Farokhzad and Mohammad Ibrahim Jafari.
- 3Mighty Sam McClain - Scent of reunion - Love duets across civilizations · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
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Mahsa Vahdat, Iran Mighty Sam McClain, USA
Release date: 11.09.2009
The exchange of ideas became the lyrics of love duets, and the lyrics were given melodies by Mahsa Vahdat, Sigvart Dagsland, Knut Reiersrud and Jarle Bernhoft in the spring of 2009.
The recordings were made in Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo (Norway), in Fin Studio in Teheran (Iran) and in Cedarhouse Studio in New Hampshire (USA).
Scent of reunion - Love duets across civilizations
- 4Listen to Scent Of Reunion - Love Duets Across Civilizations - Album by Mahsa Vahdat & Mighty Sam McClain | Spotify · open.spotify.com
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Listen to Scent Of Reunion - Love Duets Across Civilizations - Album by Mahsa Vahdat & Mighty Sam McClain | Spotify
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