Diaspora Arts Connection presents Mojgan Sharjarian and Pejman Hadadi in collaboration with the Sorvad Ensemble in the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture in San Francisco on Friday, June 3, 2022, 8:00 pm. to 9:30 p.m. Join Diaspora Arts Connection for a stirring performance by Iranian vocalist Mojgan Sharjarian, percussionist Pejman Hadadi, and fellow Sorvad Ensemble musicians.

Mojgan Shajarian comes from the most prominent traditional Persian music family. She gives voice to Persian poems by Rumi and Hafiz on original compositions by Behfar Bahadoran and Sirvan Manhoobi.

The masterful colorization of the rhythmic compositions by Pejman Hadadi allow the audience to enter a dynamic world of Persian rhythmic patterns. Sorvad’s music is inspired by the Persian traditional repertoire (Radif) and regional folk music of Iran. Sorvad’s virtuoso instrumentalists, Behfar Bahadoran on tar, Sirvan Manhoobi on oud, Hamidreza Maleki on santour, and Farzin Dehghan on kamancheh, bring forth the exciting aspects of Iranian music.