List of Iranian musical groups

This list includes notable Iranian musical groups, including bands and ensembles from various genres such as traditional, classical, folk, pop, rock, and fusion. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

List

Name	Year formed	Year disbanded	Place of origin	Genre / Notes
Abjeez	2005	present	Uppsala, Sweden	Pop rock / world music
Aref Ensemble	1977	present	Iran	Traditional / Persian classical music
Chaartaar	2013	present	Tehran	Electronic fusion / Persian pop
Chemirani Ensemble	1990s	present	Iran	Traditional Persian music / Percussion-focused
Dastan Ensemble	1991	present	Iran	Persian classical music
Hamavayan Ensemble	1989	—	Tehran	Persian classical and traditional music
Lian Ensemble	1996	present	Tehran	Persian classical music / World fusion
Mastan Ensemble	2000	present	Iran	Persian classical music
Masters of Persian Music	2000	present	Tehran	Classical Persian music / supergroup
Moltafet	2002	present	Tehran	Hip hop / Persian rap
O-Hum	1998	present	Tehran	Persian rock / fusion
Shams Ensemble	1980s	present	Iran	Traditional / Sufi / Tanbour-focused
Shanbehzadeh Ensemble	1990	present	Bushehr	Folk music of southern Iran
The Kamkars	1965	present	Sanandaj	Traditional Persian & Kurdish music

See also

• List of Iranian musicians

References

1. Breyley, G. J.; Fatemi, Sasan (2015-11-19). Iranian Music and Popular Entertainment: From Motrebi to Losanjelesi and Beyond. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-317-33679-2.
2. Learning, Innovative Language; PersianPod101.com. Learn Persian - Level 1: Introduction to Persian: Volume 1: Lessons 1-25. Innovative Language Learning. ISBN   979-8-89951-222-3.
3. Laachir, Karima; Talajooy, Saeed (2013). Resistance in Contemporary Middle Eastern Cultures: Literature, Cinema and Music. Routledge. ISBN   978-0-415-89337-4.

• Hodgson, Martin (2007-04-21). "Iran's other face". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-10-29.