Tiny Planet

When you hear the words Tiny Planet, what comes to mind? You might think of actual planets, those spherical things that rotate on their axis in space right? Nope! Maybe? Yeah?

Anyways! In my world, Tiny Planet is an eclectic, vibrant, Art Loving place, and a Musician's dream hang out. Its home of Kelly Snook transformed into a music venue where people enjoy Music and Fellowship in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.

We were blessed to have been invited to play at her place in DC on September 13th 2008.
Ali Youssefi, Pam Hill, Nasim Youssefi and I rocked the house in gentle ways through uplifting music inspired from Sacred Writings (mostly from the Baha'i Writings), the poetry of Hafiz and cultural everyday life.

The house was packed. Imagine over 90 people in a studio apartment in DC, steaming in music,perspiring in joy and being elevated in spirit, after a delicious meal and heartwarming conversations.

So much encouragement poured over us, appreciation and to a greater extent admiration of our efforts in putting together a unique kind of music, which does not only blend African, North and South American musical influences splendidly, but also portrays the charming musical power of having Violin, Classical guitar, Djembe and Vocal harmonies in a balanced musical weave.

All in All, I had a wonderful time and felt so blessed to play for those fun loving, music aficionados and great supporters of the Arts. God Bless Y'all.








Ali on Guitar, Nasim on Vocal Harmonies, Pam on Violin and Gustaff on Djembe