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Sonbol

Sonbol Taefi is a Persian Bahá'í currently living in New Zealand. She started singing and performing from the age of 9 when she started to appear in local children's TV programmes. Sonbol left Iran in 1976 for England where she studied for 5 years. She has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Studies as well as studio and production training. She was married in Australia and pioneered to Western Samoa and lived there for three years. In 1984 she moved to New Zealand with her husband. She has two daughters aged 20 and 16

Musical Background

As a singer/soloist, Sonbol has been performing for over 20 years; she is a recording artist, song writer/composer and plays the piano. She has produced/co-produced and recorded several albums, four of which are in Persian language. Her music is distributed worldwide through Bahá'í distribution services and other outlets. Her album titled The Other Wing (in English) was dedicated to the advancement of women and was released in the commercial New Zealand market during 1996.

Sonbol sings both in the Persian and English languages, has performed in numerous functions and events, and has appeared on Radio and Television shows in New Zealand and overseas. She has given concerts in New Zealand, England, Australia, South Africa, China, Macau, United States and Canada. She is the founder of EchoMusic which is a non-profit production and distribution outlet aiming at promotion of music with positive messages.

Her Persian albums include:

- In His Remembrance (arranged by Farahsheed Golbarani),

- Verses of the Enamoured (arranged by Stephen Small)

- Season of Light (arranged by Stephen Small)

- Parvaz (arranged by Stephen Small)

The style of her music is modern, but with classical themes. In her music, she uses words of Bahá'u'lláh, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá, as well as poems written by early believers such as Varqa, Tahirih, Jonun, and Nush, put to music mainly composed by herself. Songs include classical tunes accompanied by concert pianist Stephen Small, and old time melodies as well as new songs with orchestral modern instrumentation. Her latest recordings have been arranged by Stephen Small, an acclaimed concert pianist (former solo pianist on London Philharmonic Orchestra) and musical director who works with many well known New Zealand and overseas artists. Musicians featured in her albums also include members of New Zealand Philharmonic.