Life & Art
Sepideh
Jandaghi
Persian vocalist, setar player and vocal instructor
From First Notes to an Independent Voice
Sepideh Jandaghi was born in Tehran in March 1983. She studied Persian vocal music at university and began her professional career in 2006.
She studied singing with Parisa while learning setar with Hassan Asadi, Heshmat Ataei and Majid Beheshti. She also spent about six years studying instrumental practice and Persian radif–dastgah music with Mehran Mehrnia. This close relationship between voice, instrument and the radif shaped her understanding of the dialogue between poetry and music.
Alongside recording and performance, teaching Persian vocal music remains a lasting part of her work, with an emphasis on vocal health, knowledge of the radif, precise poetry and each student’s individual expression.
For Sepideh, singing is more than technique; it is a way to keep poetry and human experience alive.
International Jury · Dubai 2025
Jury Member at the 2nd Mehr International Festival
Sepideh Jandaghi served on the jury for folk and regional music at the second Mehr International Festival, held from 26 September to 4 October 2025 at Mehromah Arthouse in Dubai.
She evaluated the selected music entries alongside artists from across the region, including Ali Akbar Shekarchi, Nezaket Teymurova and Ahmed Alhosani. The unifying theme of the second edition was “Mother”.
- Role
- Folk & Regional Music Jury
- Dates
- 26 September – 4 October 2025
- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Festival Leadership
- Helya Sedighi · Mohammad Mehdi Goorangi, Head of Music
Certificate of appreciation for jury service
Festival Moments
