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Always thrilled to present the mesmerizing sounds of kamancheh master Mehrnam Rastegari — and tonite she sports a new ensemble with these heavyweights. You don’t wanna miss it!

Mehrnam Rastegari: Kamancheh / Vocals 
Brad Shepik: Guitar
Sam Minaie: Upright Bass
Dani Danor: Drums set

MEHRNAM RASTEGARI is a well-established Persian musician, award-winning film score composer, singer, violinist, and master Kamancheh player based in New York City. She has been featured in some of the most prestigious music festivals worldwide, including GlobalFest, Secret Planet, and Ragas Live Festival in NYC, Fajr Festival in Iran, the WOMEX in Finland, the International Competition in Kazakhstan, and more. She was a featured guest speaker at the TEDx event "Oasis: Existence in Nothingness." Furthermore, she has composed for over 10 feature films, theaters, and award-winning short films. Notably, "Dispirited" earned her the "Best Original Score" award from the Melbourne City Independent Film Awards (MCIFA),"A Poetess" also secured the "Best Persian Film" award at WMIFF, USA. She also contributed as a violin player to recording the music track "Mirage" for "Assassin’s Creed." Rastegari is the founder of "Mehrnam Rastegari Traditional Persian Band". She has also started a Rock Middle Eastern band named "Chogan", where she brings her originals, also some rearranged Middle Eastern folk music, and has garnered success.