Biography

Zohreh Shahbazy is an award-winning and published percussionist, vocalist, harmonist, composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist and, educator based in Iran and Toronto. Zohreh has performed orchestral works for thousand of audiences including at Meridian Art center, Richmond Hill Center for the Art, Small World Music Center, Aga Khan museum, Rumi Canada, and many festivals and events all over Canada and Iran. Her upcoming album named “Lasting Love” is award-winning by the Canada Council of Art. Her music has known as “Sufi Music” based on “Daf” which is a traditional percussion instrument and Kamanche” which is a bowed string instrument.
Zohreh is one of the most popular Iranian Daf players who has born in Tehran-Iran, Then moved to Canada. She started to learn the Daf alongside masters Siamak Azizzade, Bijan Kamkar & Masoud Habibi. Zohreh started learning Kamanche With Morteza Fathi in 2008 and in the course of 2 years attended classes by master Ardeshir Kamkar, and finished Radifs with Hamidreza Khalatbari. She created a Dafbanoo Band in Canada and performed many times beside her collaboration with other artists all over Toronto.