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That’s it, my album AWAKENING will be available on CD from May 11, 2025!!!!

I wanted to look for fire. I wanted to express myself. I had so many emotions that I didn’t know what to do with them, except put them to music, and that’s when I started writing.

I wrote to wake up. I wrote to pray for awakening. I wrote to feel life. I wrote to transform what I no longer wanted to experience. Through composition, I discovered alchemy. I learned to plunge courageously into the chaos, to give birth to songs that vibrated with life, that fascinated me, and that made me want to free my voice to perform them and share them with you.

This time, I knew that what I had created was a true expression of my soul. And for the first time, I found them worthy of being heard. Because these songs carry the energy that saved me and gave me life.

I recorded AWAKENING to share with you, in the hope of awakening you, inspiring you… and reminding you of your own magic, the magic that lives inside you every moment, capable of transforming and creating everything.

For the final touch, I added my drawings to the booklet. I wanted every detail to tell this beautiful and intense story of awakening that the spirit wanted to convey through me.

This physical edition of the AWAKENING CD includes a 16-page booklet with my original drawings, song lyrics and English translations. It’s a journey of sound and vision that I invite you to experience, feel and travel with.

And then a huge thank you to my creative companions. We made this album together

. Thank you for your open hearts, your sensitivity and your artist’s fingers that made every note vibrate with such soul.

Thank you for trusting me, for believing in my crazy vision and for pushing me further.

It’s been a great joy to share this adventure with you.

Credits :

• Tara Mehrad: vocals
• Laurent de Oliveira: piano
• Douglas Marcolino: accordion
• Mahan Mirarab: guitar
• Martin Berauer: double bass
• Andràs Dès: percussion
• Christophe Bras: drums

• Mix : Douglas Marcolino
• Master : Tom Leader
• Photography : Julien Hay
• Artwork : Tara Mehrad
• Graphics: Sonita Rahmani

Recorded in Studio des Gobelins, Paris.

Song list :

1. The Phoenix (Ghoghnoos)
2. Stand up (Barkhiz)
3. The secret of the wheel (Charkhé)
4. Slumbering (Dar khab)
5. Love is Like water (Abi)
6. Loneliness (Ba ham tanha)
7. Free (Azad)
8. Flames of my soul (Bashad atash)
9. Awakening (Bidari)
10. Until freedom -Woman Life Freedom (Ta Azadi)

A huge thank you to everyone who supported the project via crowdfunding!!!!

Nicolas Reyre, Marianne Rotig, Sandra St.Luce, Thomas Jordy, Guita Moussazadeh, Mahyar Moussazadeh, Sina Shokrzadeh, Céline Lerondeau, Alex Morin, Bo Mehrad, Amanda Doss, Mathieu Williot, Simon Amselle, Sam Abbasi, Sam Jabri, Morad Farhang, Nicolas Kristy, Laure Protat, Vincent Guey, Pierre Marie Dru, Clémentine Mitz.

You can listen to it on all platforms, but your purchases will help me to continue creating music.

Here’s the link to Awakening on your favorite platforms:

AWAKENING