Tissa Rahim, the Persian Powerhouse, is a West Coast musician with a 40-city North American tour under her belt. Winner of “Best RnB/Soul Recording of the Year” at the YYC music awards 2023, Tissa infuses her RnB/Soul sound with Persian music, singing in both English and Farsi with a band or solo. In 2024, Tissa performed at New Skool Rules in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in Mexico, and in New York. She also spent a significant time in Los Angeles, writing original music both for herself and other artists and performing on average once a week. Recently, Tissa’s music video Not Once but Twice (ps752) was selected to be screened at the Toronto International Music Video Festival.
Name:
Tissa Rahim
Genre:
Rnb/Soul with a Middle Eastern flair
Founded:
2018
# of Albums:
2
Latest Album:
Missing Love
Latest Single:
Catching Butterflies
Latest Video:
Favourite musician growing up:
Joni Mitchell
Favourite musician now:
Raye
Guilty pleasure song:
Hotel Room Service – Pitbull
Live show ritual:
Sometimes I’ll do a quick meditation and/or recite affirmations, and of course, vocal warmups!
Favourite local musician:
Way too many to choose from! One of them is my fellow YYC Music Award nominee and 2025 winner, Zenon
EP or LP?
LP
Early bird or night owl?
Night owl
Road or studio?
50 – 50
Any shows or albums coming up?
I have some new singles and a 4-song dance-infused EP coming out in 2026
Where can we follow you?
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Rapid Fire Local Questions:
What is your favourite local restaurant?
Blue Rock Swim Club
What is your favourite street in your city and why?
9 Ave in Inglewood
What is your favourite park in your city and why?
Prince’s Island Park
What is your favourite music venue in your city?
King Eddy
What is your favourite music store in your city?
Hot Wax Records
