Singer, songwriter, record producer
Bring flowers and flowers, Let's toast and let's toast
I had the pleasure of meeting Lila Kasra in 1984, a few years after the Islamic Revolution and the start of the Iran-Iraq war. This was a time when many rights were taken away from Iranian women and they were treated as second class citizens. When she wrote the song “Dokhtar Irooni” for my debut album, none of us knew how massive and influential the song and album would become. To this day the album “Hamsayeha” is the best selling Persian album of all time. The song “Dokhtar Irooni” became the anthem for what 37 years later became known as Woman, Life, Freedom. I also wrote her a poem called “Donyaye Roshan” which I gave to her as a gift shortly before her passing. Her songs and poetry are immortal and I am honored that we made history together.
