BROOKLYN MAQAM Presents: PARHĀM HAGHIGHI: Songs of Birjand

PARHĀM HAGHIGHI: 'Songs of Birjand'
Paying tribute to his roots, Parhām Haghighi once again will be back in Barbés, with a selection of regional folk music of Iran, in particular the music of South Khorasan, the city of Birjand, where he is originally from. Unique rhythms meet Persian modes (Dastgah) played by musicians of Iranian origin from New York and Boston.

Parhām Haghighi - vocals; Mahya Hamedi - vocals Bahar Badieitabar - Oud;  Hidayat Honari - Tar/Setar; Daro Behroozi - Ney and Martin Shamoonpour - Daf. 

Parham Haghighi is a music producer, vocalist and pianist, originally from Mashhad, Iran. He moved to the United States in 2012 to study at Berklee College of Music.  A recipient of Berklee’s “Outstanding Achievement Award”, Haghighi currently lives in Brooklyn, NY and has been performing as a vocalist and pianist at the music festivals, universities and venues across Iran and the US.

Brooklyn Maqam is an organization dedicated to presenting Middle Eastern (in particular, Arabic) music, with the goals of expanding its audience, preserving it as an art form, and building community centered around the music.
Each second wednesday of the month, they feature different musicians.