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Zola Saadi-Klein (age 22), is an Iranian-American composer, vocalist, multimedia artist from what’s known as Los Angeles, CA. For much of their work, they draw inspiration from their Iranian and European heritage, exploring the cross-cultural bonds of music from the West and of the lands around the Mediterranean Sea. Through embracing the she’r, learning the vocal tahrir and instrumental tasnif techniques in the traditional classical Iranian music, and formal education based on the structures which present themselves in the Western music tradition, they strive to continue cultivating a dialogue between both cultures, on the path to discovering homeland. Zola currently attends Oberlin College and Conservatory.