Amir Haghighi & Amy Stephen
Amy & Amir
Together with Persian traditional singer Amir Haghighi, Amy is part of a confluence of musical and cultural expression that brings together Persian and Celtic music. Amir and Amy create a sound that blends elements of authentic folk traditions and reaches hearts across all borders.
While in Vancouver, Amy and Amir were members of the Vancouver World Music Collective, and both were featured as composers in the award-winning Canadian documentary, "Music for a New World". Amy has played professionally at festivals and concerts with musicians and groups from many cultural backgrounds, including Jou Tou, Tzimmes, and the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra.
Amy and Amir have released two CDs together: "Wanderer" (folk songs from Persia and beyond), and "Illumine My Heart" (prayers chanted in Farsi, accompanied by the Celtic harp and Persian tar.)
Below are some video and audio of Amir & Amy together.
While in Vancouver, Amy and Amir were members of the Vancouver World Music Collective, and both were featured as composers in the award-winning Canadian documentary, "Music for a New World". Amy has played professionally at festivals and concerts with musicians and groups from many cultural backgrounds, including Jou Tou, Tzimmes, and the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra.
Amy and Amir have released two CDs together: "Wanderer" (folk songs from Persia and beyond), and "Illumine My Heart" (prayers chanted in Farsi, accompanied by the Celtic harp and Persian tar.)
Below are some video and audio of Amir & Amy together.
Festival of the Voice (Abbotsford BC)
EVERGREEN THEATRE (Coquitlam BC)
Traditional Persian song
MYSTIC ELEMENTS CONCERT (Nanaimo BC)
Music composed by Amy Stephen - vocals improvised by Amir Haghighi
(Farsi Text: from the mystic Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah - Persian)
(Farsi Text: from the mystic Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah - Persian)
'Chant' from 'Wanderer' CD (audio only)
Melodic fragment by Hildegard of Bingen, arr. Amy Stephen & Amir Haghighi (with vocal improv by Amir)
Text: Latin - poem of Hildegard of Bingen (about unity with God and creation), Farsi - poem of Rumi (about oneness)
Text: Latin - poem of Hildegard of Bingen (about unity with God and creation), Farsi - poem of Rumi (about oneness)
PERSIAN CULTURAL CONFERENCE (Chicago, USA)
Traditional Persian song
