We are excited to announce the release of “Being” (Boodan), our new album and a collaboration between San Francisco-based Iranian American composer Sahba Aminikia and Bay Area- based Persian vocalist Siavosh Behbahani “in Iran” by Mahoor Institute of Culture and Arts. “Being” is a collection of traditional Persian songs that reflect the ongoing social and political tension in Iran from the 19th century until today. The entire album is arranged for tenor vocalist in classical Persian style and piano quintet,

I am more than excited to let you that the most recent album by grammy-winning Kronos Quartet includes 14 songs and is a collaboration between Kronos Quartet and Iranian prominent vocalists and sisters, Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat. Six out of fourteen songs are arrangementby me through the process of Kronos Festival

I am happy to announce the upcoming release of one of my my recent compositions, Music of the Spheres, in collaboration with Kronos Quartet, Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM), and San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC), as part of Final Answer—San Francisco Girls Chorus’ upcoming album published under Orange Mountain Music. Set for release on Friday February 16th, the album also features works by some of my favourite contemporary musicians, namely Philip Glass, Aleksandra Vrebalov, Theo Bleckmann, Lisa Bielawa, John Zorn, Gabriel Kahane, Carla Kihlstedt,, andMatthew Welch.