Rana Farhan will be performing in Ann Arbor with students
from the University of Michigan's Jazz department.

Tickets will go on sale soon.

Rana Farhan is an Iranian Jazz Singer who fuses jazz
with the poetry of Iran, compiling one of the most
sensitive fusions of two distant cultures.

Farhan's second release "I Return", was a unique fusion
of classical Persian poetry with contemporary blues and
jazz music that really set the world on fire.

After recording and distributing a track called
"Rumi's Prayer" over the internet, the response from both
American and International listeners was overwhelming.
With a demand for more, Farhan and Steven Toub, began
writing and recording the album working off of both Rumi
and Hafez, compiling one of the most sensitive fusions
of two distant cultures.

Rana's virtual popularlity in Iran is what led Iranian
filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi to feature her in his award winning
film, "No One Knows About Persian Cats." Ghobadi says Rana
is an important figure in the Iranian music scene today.
"Like a needle and thread, Rana stitches East and West
together through her music."

Date: Friday, February 27 at 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Auditorium (915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor)