Iranian born Parisa Vaaleh is a powerful vocalist who captures a new dimension in spirituality through fusing the music of the East and the West. Now residing in the Bay Area, Parisa works with Iranian composers, notably the poet and multi-instrumentalist Kamran Thunder, to create beautiful, deeply emotional music with a compelling ambiance that crosses the boundaries of culture, live and on CDs like her recent Ascent.

Parisa’s soaring, sensuous vocals are complemented by an array of contemporary and traditional Middle Eastern instruments, with Kamran on ney (flute), setar (long-necked lute), and piano, Clark Meremeyer on tar (waisted lute) and guitar, Lewis Patzner on cello, Michael Shiono on bass, and percussionist Ali Bazyar.

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