Amir Vahab started teaching Persian and Turkish Sufi music in his native Iran when he was 17, a few months before he moved to London in 1976 to study. Three years later, revolution shook his homeland.
While he has lived overseas since, the 58-year-old Vahab strives to keep his cultural tradition alive in New York.
The trained micro-mechanical engineer and jewelry designer now focuses all his energy on promoting Persian culture and music. Vahab runs the Tanbour Institute, where teaches more than 200 students. He and his ensemble play concerts almost every week. “I like tradition,” he said.
