Sanam Pasha

Sanam Pasha (Persian: صنم پاشا) (born in 1978, Tehran) is an Iranian songwriter, vocalist and vocal coach in rock and metal music. As a child, she learned Persian folk music and later went on to learn classical piano, vocals, and solfeggio. She also has an online Masters certificate in Songwriting and Vocals from the Berklee College of Music. She founded "Sanam Pasha", an all-female rock band, in 2012.
Career.
Before the founding of "Sanam Pasha" in 2012, Pasha had been actively engaged in singing, songwriting and composition.
Composition and songwriting career.
Pasha has composed many pieces for different films, animations, and plays. She has mentioned in an interview that the limitations imposed upon women's presence in the musical scene of Iran has led her to pursue a more serious outlook in composition in the last few years.
The Sanam Pasha band.
The Sanam Pasha band is the first all-female rock band in Iran, which staged their first show on August 25, 2018 in Tehran. Despite the fact that, due to certain laws, only women were allowed to buy the tickets, the show sold out in two days. The band's members Sanam Pasha (vocalist, songwriter and the founder), Bita Sadeghi (Electric guitar), Rima Hassan Zadeh (Bass guitar), Armina Jafari (Drums), with the company of guest members Forooq Fazli (keyboard), Ava Hosseini (Backing vocalist), and Nava Hosseini (Backing vocalist), staged the band's first show.
Vocal coaching.
Pasha is also a vocal coach in Blues, Rock, and Metal music genres and has been present as a judge in many Iranian rock festivals and competitions. In 2008, she started a vocal contest, which has since then been held in the presence of other judges such as Farshid Arabi, Homayoun Majdzadeh and others. According to Pasha, the purpose of the contest was to provide a chance for the vocalists in rock genres, especially women, who do not enjoy an equal chance when it comes to the vocals.