Elika Mahony

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. In between she has lived in Israel and Hong Kong.

Elika’s love of music began when she was a child growing up in Africa. 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.

Elika’s greatest joy is setting the Bahá’í prayers and writings to music. She has released albums on the theme of tests and difficulties (‘Fire and Gold’), detachment (‘Infinite Bounty’), love and marriage (‘Birds of Love’), music for the Fast (‘Meditations for the Fast’), and Twin albums for the bicentenaries of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb (‘The Ancient Beauty’ and ‘The Exalted one’). Elika has also set the long healing prayer to music and enjoys recording in multiple languages. She has recorded the following songs in 6 languages ‘Rejoice with Exceeding Gladness’ (from the writings of Bahá’u’lláh), ‘My Beloved’ (from the writings of The Báb) and ‘Waves of One Sea’ (from the writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá).

Over the course of her career, Elika has released eleven albums that have been sold in more than 25 countries. Her most recent album ‘The Divine Mystery’, in honor of the centenary of the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, was released in September 2021.

Elika hopes that her music will bring solace and upliftment to friends around the world.

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