voc, p, US
Singer / Musician / Composer
Vocalist, composer, pianist, and artist, Elika considers herself a world citizen; her parents are from Iran, she was born in the US, raised in Kenya, and now lives in China. Elika’s love of music began when she was a child growing up in Africa. In between she has lived in Israel and Hong Kong. Her music beautifully expresses the diverse cultures that have been a part of her upbringing, blending and reflecting the influences of this varied background, drawing upon classical Western structures but incorporating instrumentation and styles from Iran to Ireland and China to Spain. An artist as well as a musician, Elika loves to design and create beautiful items that bring joy to people and enhance their spiritual experience. Her current projects include making prayer beads from Chinese water pearls with matching Chinese clasps, silk (prayer) book covers and hand made specialty cards using her original pieces of art as well as traditional Japanese paper with quotations from the Writings of Baha’u’llah. Elika’s greatest hope is that her music and art will bring joy and upliftment to people around the world.