TARA TIBA
Perth Women’s International Jazz Festival
Event Start Date & TIme: June 25, 2026 18:00
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| Ticket Type | Tickets left | Price | Quantity | Cart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seated General Entry | 90 | $49.00 | ||
| Seated Student Entry | 4 | $44.00 | ||
| Seated Duke/Duchess | 2 | $39.00 |
Doors 6pm
Show 7pm
“Sophisticated and impressive” The Australian
Celebrated internationally for her powerful, genre-defying artistry, Tara Tiba has captivated audiences around the world with performances at iconic venues and festivals including New York’s The Met, Spain’s National Auditorium, BBV Tivoli in Portugal, and WOMADelaide.
Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, and now based in Perth, Australia, Tara Tiba is one of the few singers of her generation to have mastered the Persian classical repertoire of Radif. Hailed for her spinetingling voice and fearless musical vision, her work weaves traditional Persian vocal technique with jazz, Latin, and contemporary music, drawing on texts from classical Persian poets such as Rumi alongside her own original lyrics.
Denied the right to perform publicly in her homeland of Iran as a female singer, Tara emerged as an expatriate trailblazer after relocating to Western Australia. She has performed for over 50,000 people at the opening event Home for the Perth Festival, and for the Festival’s Siren Song project, her voice was broadcast from an installation of 500 speakers mounted on skyscrapers across Perth at dawn and dusk for ten days.
Tara has released two studio albums: A Persian Dream (2014) and OMID (Hope, 2019). OMID earned a five-star review in The Australian, an ARIA Award nomination, and won WAM Song of the year Award, cementing her reputation as one of Australia’s most distinctive voices in world music.
After confronting and overcoming a profound post-viral illness that reshaped both her life and artistry, the multi-award-winning and ARIA Award–nominated singer-songwriter returns to the stage with renewed creative force. Her music gives voice to resilience and transformation – exploring pain, physical and mental illness, and the cycle of falling and rising again. At its core, her work celebrates endurance, rebirth, and, above all, the defiant power of HOPE.
“Unique is a greatly misused word in the lexicon of record reviewers, but the adjective most assuredly applies to Tara Tiba’s music and, specifically, to an outstanding sophomore album that explores the musical traditions shared by Iran and Cuba.” The Australian
“Iranian diva Tara Tiba exuded class and charm as she sailed through the songs on her eclectic and elegant new album OMID with a crack crew of Cuban expats – most notably the piano whiz Ivan ‘Melon’ Lewis.” Rhythms
“Immense control over her warm, coffee coated voice” – The music
“Elegant” The Guardian
“Rousing renditions of classical Iranian songs” Vanity Fair
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