The power of music in the shadow of Iran

One of the strongest ties between the diaspora and home is music. In Iran, music can be politically contentious.

In Canada, it connects a community to its past and to its future. Days after the bombings began in Iran, Nahlah Ayed spoke to three Iranian-Canadian musicians and composers about the role of music in a time of uncertainty.

"Music can be an escape, can be a consolation... Like if we are the stars and galaxies on the planets of the universe, music is like the dark matter of that universe. It's that gravitational force that we know is there but we can't quite put our finger on it." — composer and pianist Iman Habibi

Guests in this episode:

Tahare Falahati is a Persian traditional singer

Kaveh Mirhosseini is an Iranian composer and conductor

Iman Habibi is a composer and pianist