Iranian pop singer, songwriter & saxophonist
Her memory will always be dear in our hearts!
Sadly, for me, I got to know Lila Kasra, who is professionally known as Hedyee, very late in her life. Lila passed away from the horrific disease of cancer.
Lila Kasra was among the few lyricists who understood the differences between poems and songs and was also familiar with the techniques and styles that are used to write songs. In the 1970’s, there were celebrated poets who attempted to write songs, but they failed to succeed. Every lyricist can be a poet too, but this does not mean that a poet is also able to write songs. There is a significant difference between a poem and a song.
Lila was so familiar with the art of songwriting that when she would give me a song, composing music for it would be very easy and quick. This was because she was not only familiar with the art of songwriting, but more importantly, she had a very firm and good grip on the use of the technique of rhythms for writing songs.
Her songs had a lot of substance when it came to the use of poetry. She used new topics and subjects in her songs, but she was also careful when it came to the use of rhythms in songwriting.
Unfortunately, I only worked with her on less than 10 songs. But most of them were a big successl She fought cancer for years. Unfortunately, I only got to know her during her struggle with her illness. I regret that cancer did not allow her more time to collaborate with me more.
In those difficult days while lying in her hospital bed undergoing chemotherapy, she was still writing masterpieces
Her memory will always be dear in our hearts!
