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Aida Shahghasemi in San Francisco

Diaspora Arts Connection proudly presents Minneapolis-based vocalist and musician Aida Shahghasemi. Join us for a night of soulful music by Aida, accompanied by Nima Hafezieh on piano and Yahya Alkhansa on drums and percussion.

Saturday, May 18, 2019, 7:30 pm
Buriel Clay Theater
African American Art & Culture Center
762 Fulton Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94102

About the artist:
Aida Shahghasemi is a Minneapolis based vocalist and musician. She studied Psychology and Anthropology at University of Minnesota with a focus on the restrictions of the voices of female vocalists in Iran, where she was born and raised until the age of thirteen. She received her Masters degree from New York University in Art and Public Policy, exploring her interests in the intersection of art and socio-political movements. She has worked with different New York and Minnesota based social justice art organizations and has served as an assistant director at Hamline University's Making Waves Social Justice Theatre Troupe. She is a recipient of 2017 McKnight music fellowship.

Artist website: http://www.aidashahghasemi.com/