Article Index
about
Energy and Sound
Performances
All Pages

Zarbang was founded in 1996 by leading Iranian percussionists Behnam Samani, Morteza Ayan and Siavash Yazdanifar in Germany.with the double aim of introducing Iranian percussion instruments to international audiences and combining them with percussive and melodic instruments from other cultures. Starting in 2001, a new lineup of musicians has given Zarbang renewed vitality and created innovations in its sound.

The new Zarbang includes Behnam Samani; Hakim Ludin, the virtuoso Afghan percussionist and resident of Germany who has a mastery over most Latin American, African, Indian and Afghani percussion instruments; the Iranian born, US resident, Pejman Hadadi, who is one of the foremost musicians on the Tombak, Daf and other percussion instruments; versatile Iranian percussionist Reza Samani, resident of Germany, who performs Iranian wood wind instruments, Ney-Anban and Zorna in addition to Tombak and Daf; Javid Afsari, a highly acclaimed Iranian Santur player and resident of Norway; and Morshed Mehregan, one of the most well known Morsheds of Iran on Zarb-e-Zoorkhane.