VIVE` La GOOGOOSH 
 

 

She was back, this time not alone, to the city that never left her side, the city that captured her in her very first and her every come back. Toronto welcomed back Googoosh on June 3, 2006 in a sold out concert at the Air Canada Center.

The concert began at 9pm sharp with 'talagh' playing and the dance of lights, blue to be more precise, that took the breath away from those in audience. Googoosh, few minutes later, entered the stage with utter beauty. Mention of the city that felt like her home, she thanked her fans for applauding her presence and appreciating her existence.

Googoosh was indeed not the same as I saw her in Toronto 6 years ago, not even the same as I saw her in LA less than a year ago. She melted the crowd and melted with the crowd. She took us all by surprise, not for one minute did she stop showing off her talents that crazed minds. It was empowering to hear the entire Air Canada Center sang with her song by song and melody by melody. It was mind-blowing to see her dance with every song and make moves with every turn.

 

 

My most favorite moment was when she showed her true artistic side that is hard to find even in today's Hollywood; right after singing her latest ballad, 'ay mardom mordam', and crying out for what she and other women have gone through, she sang 'man amadeam' with a dance and display of beauty that is signature to her and her alone! She turned songs into memories and refreshed memories with the moves from the past and the past indeed was glorious. The future however seems to be bright as well.

To those few that had never been to her concert I suggest experiencing those uplifting three hours will be one that no one would forget. And to those that have gone to her concerts I suggest to go again because in the past 5 concerts that I have attended she has matured and proved to be better every time over the last. The one thing worth mentioning the cool that the Toronto fans always manage to display towards Googoosh did not go unnoticed and the Persian Diva herself mentioned the unfathomable comfort she feels when she visits Toronto and that Torontonians give her the utter love that I believe she so deserves.

 

One must not forget to thank Mehrdad Asemani for his supportive role. He made us dance and enabled us to breathe after seeing Googoosh on stage. Mehrdad took the stage while the Persian Diva took the back stage then the two sang the wonder full songs of their current albums. Torontonians and those who traveled far to come to this City to see her sang with them in night like no other.

The stunning reality that captured me was the demography in the audience. Children as young as 5 were sitting right beside me singing her hardest ballad, ay mardom mordam, while teenagers were seen engulfed by her presence. One teenager took the stage to present Googoosh with a bouquet of flowers. There were grandmothers and grandfathers, and there were young adults. Everyone had came to witness the very best Iran has to offer; Googoosh.

She took the crowd on their feet and danced their emotions like the wind... The believer of love once more enforced her very beliefs on stage... Canada was on Air as the Queen of Persia was in the Air Canada Center... It was indeed Googoosh night in Toronto, in Canada, and around the world...

By: Ali Anari