Solmaz Peymaei

Solmaz Peymaei was born in 1980 in Tehran . She started singing from an early age and took cello lessons with Davoud Jafari. With a degree in architecture she also studied music in Tehran Music Conservatory, traditional Iranian singing with Maestro Saleh Azimi and solfege with Mostafa Poortorab. She hascollaborated with well-known Iranian singers such as the late Mohammad Noorias well as Iranian orchestras as a cello player.
Solmaz founded a band with Babak Taghikhani in 2006 as a couple and duo. They have performed in festivals such as Italy Popoli Festival 2011 ,Teatro Colosseo 2012 and numerous concerts in Iran.
After immigrating to Canada in October 2012 the duo participated in various events such as the ICC year-end gathering, Tirgan, Iranian Heritage Day in Royal Ontario Museum, IWOO (Iranian Women Association) 2014 and many other events in several venues such as Bait Zaitoun and Parya.
In 2014 Solmaz was awarded a grant from FACTOR (The Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records) and Canada Art Council for recording her album.
Her repertoire ranges from pop and folk to fusion Persian and English music where a unique timbre with a superb lyricism is highlighted in her voice and music interpretation.