A look back at 2007!

Dear Friends,

As the year is nearing it's end and as I look back to 2007, I am extremely happy to proudly say that 2007 was surely an amazing year that brought many great things to fruition & I whole heartedly thank you for all the kindness and support throughout the years which I am extremely grateful!

The beginning of 2007 saw the birth of Som'ma Dub Ensemble (aka Dubistan) and we started the year off with performances in the east coast closely followed by a west coast tour which was a great success! I completed my first solo album titled "The Alchemist" which is now available on CD Baby, iTunes and all other major online distributors and for those in the bay area I helped kick-off the Persian Garden music series which is the first ongoing Persian music series of it's kind.

The release of "The Alchemist" was a major milestone for me, as you may know I have been producing music here in the United States for over 7 years with a many number of live and studio recordings in various genres all based on Persian traditional music, most which has been made available to the world on the internet free of charge. Due to many reasons through-out the years never did I consider an album complete or officially release an album so having an album which I consider to be my first official album indeed makes me very proud and once again I whole heartedly thank you for all your kindness, encouragement and support throughout the years, all of which without you none of this would have been possible.

As we move into the new year, I wish you the best of luck & success and look forward to 2008 and a new year full of music and exciting new possibilities. I am also happy to announce that I am very busy working on a number of exciting projects which will hopefully be completed early next year.

May the year bring us all the best of health, wealth and happiness!

Many Blessings,
Shirzad Sharif