Sussan Deyhim
City of Leaves (2011)
Sussan Deyhim’s City of Leaves is an intimate effort in collaboration with keyboardist and composer Richard Horowitz. Deyhim’s musical stye is hard to define. Although she does incorporate Iranian music and vocal techniques in some of the pieces, I would not call this a world music album. Deyhim likes to explore with her vocal chords and sometimes goes into processed vocals, overdub experiments and pop directions.
In addition to Horowitz, Sussan Deyhim is joined in some of the pieces by renowned international musicians such as Gingger Shankar on violin, Bill Lasswell on bass, Kudsi Erguner on ney and Jonathan Beard on cello.
City of Leaves presents a fascinating mix of world music, eletronic ambience and vocal research by one of the greatest voices in the Iranian music diaspora.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
