Let Her Sing® 2022: A Celebration of Female Voices

Ten talented female vocalists once again graced the stage of Diaspora Arts Connection’s “Let Her Sing®: A Celebration of Female Voices” in a magnificent display of talent and solidarity on Saturday, September 10 in San Francisco. The sixth annual production was co-presented with the Artistic Freedom Initiative. The artists came together for a unique and diverse showcase of different artistic styles and genres. Let Her Sing is an event dedicated to fostering support and raising awareness for the female voice, banned and suppressed in parts of the world even today. This years lineup features (in alphabetical order): The Faraualla Vocal Quartet, Golazin (Gola), Mahya Hamedi, Tamar Ilana, Meghan Kabir, Misagh Moradi, Niaz Nawab, Gelareh Sheibani, and Mehrnam Rastegari.

We were proud to welcome back our amazing Musical Director Erwin Khachikian and our stellar house band featuring (in alphabetical order) Yahya Alkhansa (drums), Narges Jajarmi (piano), Asaf Ophir (wind instruments), Hani Padidar (percussion), Niloufar Shiri (kamancheh), Safa Shokrai (bass) and Mohamad Talani (guitar).

Once again Navid Ghaem Maghami was our Artistic Director and Naima Shalhoub our Master of Ceremonies.

We welcomed back our amazing makeup artist Sara Dashty and hair stylist Negda Hekmat.

This event was a collaboration of DAC & Artistic Freedom Initiative. AFI facilitates pro bono immigration representation and resettlement assistance for international artists who are persecuted or censored.

We were pleased to announce that once again The HAND Foundation is a top sponsor of Let Her Sing. Our list of generous sponsors included Silicon Valley Bank, the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies at San Francisco University, Tahbazof Family Foundation, Pearly Dental (practice of Dr. Morvarid Khatibian), Calitho, Saina Health, Inc., Canis Major Music, Persian Center, Ms. Laleh Roudi, Ms. Sima Talai, Ms. Shari Rezai, Mr. Reza Alavi, and Ms. Mina Siegel. Please consider becoming a sponsor of our labor of love.