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ERIC TOMPKINS, guitar Since the early 1970s Eric has performed a variety of guitar styles, including country, blues, and jazz. In the early 1980s he studied jazz improvisation and arranging at Capilano College. In 2004 he made his first recording – a world music CD titled “Fellini’s Hat Band.” In 2005 Eric produced a concert of his work with the Prince George Symphony Orchestra. Since 2007 he has been writing music and performing with Neda Jalali. NEDA JALALI, singer While growing up in Iran, Neda acquired a vast repertoire of Persian songs, ranging between folkloric traditions and Iranian pop music. A few years after leaving Iran she began singing professionally in clubs and concert halls throughout Europe. Neda sing in Farsi, in Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, and English. She has sung with her fellow musicians from Persia, and in the late 1990s Neda toured England with Iranian superstar Moein.