Events

Alireza Karduni + Navid Nazarzadeh — Live at Zameen Art House Join Alireza Karduni and Navid Nazarzadeh for a powerful night of original music and covers inspired by Deftones, Gojira, Opeth, and more.

MAQĀM TO DASTGĀH - NO.1 presents an evening of Persian music featuring kamancheh, oud, and tombak at Zameen Art House. The program unfolds in two parts, bringing together four musicians through contrasting instrumental combinations and musical dialogues rooted in the traditions of maqām and dastgāh. Part One features Marjan AleKhamis on kamancheh and Babak Bani […]

From Alborz to Zagros — A Journey Through Persian Music Koomeh Series | Music Performance Featuring: Jamal Kurdistani — Vocal Peyman Rouhandeh — Setar Mohammad Mehraban — Ney Bijan Rahmani — Tombak 🗓 Date: Thursday, September 3 🕖 Time: 7:00 PM (doors open 6:30 PM) 📍 Venue: Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Granville Island, […]

Join Shahrashoob Ensemble for an evening of Persian music featuring Mohammad Mehraban on ney, Bijan Rahmani on tombak, Nastaran Arasteh on backing vocals, and Pouya Motamedi on vocals and tar, also serving as music director. Date: September 19 at 8:00 PMLocation: Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson Street, Granville Island, Vancouver

Tihāī Ensemble Tihāī is a Hindustānī music ensemble based in the Greater Vancouver region, featuring vocalist and ensemble leader Akhil Jobanputra, harmoniumist Mohan Bhide, and Hriday Buddhdev on tabla and pakhavaj. A tihāī is a polyrhythmic technique where a musical idea is reiterated three times, typically returning to a composition’s mukhḍā (refrain) or the sam […]

Transcendent Talas masterfully combines the talas (rhythm) and ragas (melody) of India with touches of jazz, featuring an ensemble of virtuosic instrumentalists and vocalists from India and Canada. Performing original compositions, Vedic mantras and arrangements of Indian classical repertoire, the ensemble takes the listener on a journey of outward ecstasy and inner contemplation. Raman Kalyan […]

Join us at Zameen Art House for an evening with Serica, Seattle’s world music ensemble, bringing together the distinctive sounds of pipa, guitar, cello, violin, and hand percussion. With members whose backgrounds span China, Iran, and the United States, Serica draws from musical traditions around the world, shaping them into bold new arrangements with improvisation. […]

Fetele din Balkani is a fresh and dynamic ensemble based in Vancouver.  It brings together three accomplished musicians from diverse backgrounds to reimagine the rich musical traditions of the Balkans. Formed by Lacri Galagan (piano, Moldova), Irene Senent (violin, Spain), and Jen Yakamovich (drums, Canada), Fetele din Balkani blends classical training, deep cultural roots, and contemporary […]