was shocked to see Parisa sitting waiting for an interview with master Safvat. She was consequently immediately accepted and began her career as one of Iran's foremost vocalists. Meanwhile, Miller had applied to be the A and R person for CBS Iran but was rejected in favor of Marsel, a popular modernized piano personality. Miller was told he was rejected because he had an agenda and couldn't be fair in his music selections. Miller was not discouraged and at a party soon after he befriended the Marsel and enticed him to come to Dr. Safvat's Center to hear the most amazing vocalist and instrumentalists in the whole country. Marsel was immediately converted to Parisa and soon produced three cassette tapes which hit the top of the music charts in Tehran. Parisa and the Center's musicians offered many concerts in Iran and also at the famed annual Shiraz Art Festival. She also performed at festivals in Europe and Japan. After the 1979 revolution, Parisa was no longer allowed to perform in public although she should have been the one lady vocalist who would have been accepted except that other less appropriate singers would try to get back their claim to fame. So she devoted herself to her family and giving private lessons. In 1980, she was again invited to teach traditional Persian music at the Center, which she continued to do until 1995. Since then, she has performed at music festivals and major concert halls throughout the world with many prominent groups and musicians, including Dastan Ensemble, Dariush Tala'i, and Hossein Omoumi. Parisa currently lives in Tehran, Iran. Concerts and tours Although still based in Iran, for the last 20 years she has been able to tour widely performing Persian and Sufi music in Europe and the US and has recorded several albums to date. Here is a list of her activities up to 2012: See also Iranian music Persian traditional music List of Iranian women Shiraz Arts Festival References Music and Song in Persia, Curzon Press 1999 and The Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music, Society for Preservation and Propagation of Eastern Arts, (affiliated with National Iranian Radio & Television) Salt Lake City, 1977. External links Official website Parissa and the Dastan Ensemble Concert, parstimes.com Tasnif-e Dashti sung by Parisa () Parisa auf culturebase.net 1950 births Living people Iranian musicians Iranian folk singers People from Tonekabon Iranian women