8 min
Interview
Singing Hafiz, and singing at all
A short interview on the poets she sets, and on what it costs an Iranian woman to sing them in public.
About the artist
Mahsa Vahdat
Iranian singer of Persian classical music, born in 1973, who sets the mystical poets to voice: Rumi, Hafiz and the living poets of her own country. Her singing is rooted in the classical and folk traditions of Iran, and she has performed openly against the ban on solo women singers imposed there after 1979. She now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and tours internationally.
Upcoming events
Meet Mahsa Vahdat in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Show 6 past gatherings
01NOV
An Afternoon of Persian Music with Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat
Sierra City, California, United States · Afternoon concert
$40Afternoon concert
11OCT
Kronos Quartet with Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat: Placeless
Stanford, California, United States · Concert
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30SEP
Mahsa Vahdat in Berlin
Berlin, Germany · Concert
€48Concert
28SEP
Mahsa Vahdat: Garden of Hope
The Hague, Netherlands · Concert
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26SEP
Mahsa Vahdat and Tord Gustavsen: My Voice Is My Home
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · Concert
€32.5Concert
24SEP
Mahsa Vahdat with Tord Gustavsen
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Concert
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Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this artist in their own words.
90 min
Music
My Voice Is My Home
Ninety minutes with Asia Society: Mahsa Vahdat sings the Persian mystical poets and speaks about singing them as a woman forbidden to sing solo at home.
74 min
Music
Mahsa Vahdat and Tord Gustavsen at the Bimhuis
A full concert with the Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen: Persian classical singing on the mystical poets, set against a jazz trio.
Path
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