Tahere (Tahereh) Falahati
Traditional Persian singer trained in Tehran and based in North Vancouver, who left Iran in 2001 and performs Persian repertoire that connects historical protest poetry to contemporary struggles.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 54min
The power of music in the shadow of Iran
Tahereh Falahati, a Tehran-trained traditional Persian singer now in North Vancouver. Kaveh Mirhosseini, composer/conductor and researcher of Iranian folk music. Iman Habibi, award-winning composer and pianist blending Persian poetry with Western classical forms. They discuss music as cultural force, banned singing and protest songs, composing after tragedy, cross-cultural bridges, and the diaspora’s ties to Iran.
