Celebrating this week's Big Day Out in Harmony, 8CCC is featuring Australian-Iranian singer and musician Tara Tiba with her second album from 2019 Omid (Hope). ARIA Award nominated, it won WAM Song of the year Award, cementing her reputation as one of Australia’s most distinctive voices in world music. Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, and now based in Perth, Australia, Tara Tiba is one of the few singers of her generation to have mastered the Persian classical repertoire of Radif. Hailed for her spinetingling voice and fearless musical vision, her work weaves traditional Persian vocal technique with jazz, Latin, and contemporary music, drawing on texts from classical Persian poets such as Rumi alongside her own original lyrics.“Iranian diva Tara Tiba exuded class and charm as she sailed through the songs on her eclectic and elegant new album OMID with a crack crew of Cuban expats — most notably the piano whiz Ivan ‘Melon’ Lewis.” — Rhythms“Elegant” — The Guardian“Rousing renditions of classical Iranian songs” — Vanity Fair
