Extraordinary, New York-based Iranian vocalist Sussan Deyhim has developed her own unique sound which draws equally from Persian traditions and Western avant-garde.

Born and raised in Tehran, Sussan Deyhim started out as part of the National Ballet Company in Iran when she was 13, and traveled all across Iran studying with master folk musicians and dancers. She then joined The Bejart Ballet in Europe after receiving a scholarship to attend Bejarts’ performance art school Mudra where she was trained in many of the great world, dance, music and theater traditions as well as in classical ballet. She moved to New York in 1980, ...