Watching Amira Kheir live is quite an experience, you wonder where that power in her voice comes from. I had already met Amira for pics, for an interview and also for a session, but I had never seen her perform.
Seeing Amira on stage in Kings Place for London International Festival of Exploratory (LIFE) Music came a bit as a shock, as I couldn't believe the power that could come out of this person I had in front of my camera just a few days before.
There was a world between the soft spoken, smiling face I had captured and the impressive Amira on stage that was just as delicate in her gestures as I remembered her as her determined look in her eyes was new to me.
Both were focused and strongly anchored in the ground even though there was a lightness in her movements.
Wherever life and music will take her, Amira's roots will be right under her feet.
You can read Marco Canepari's review for RhythmPassport and also see some of the pics I took during the concert.