Events:

• Simorgh at Ministry of Sound (Sunday 2nd of November 2008)

Simorgh will be performing at Ministry of Sound along side other established Iranian underground artists such as Rezaya, Reveal and TM.

• First Gig in Germany (Saturday 13th of September 2008)

Simorgh has been invited to perform in Mechernich, the very first gig of Simorgh in Germany.

• Simorgh and BBC PROMS OUT (Thursday 26th of June 2008)

Simorgh will be performing at Biritish Museum with members of BBC Symphony Orchestra as part of the PROMS OUT performances.

• Contemporary Iranian Music (Monday 2nd of June 2008)

Persian Empire and Simorgh bring you an incredible cross-section of world-wide Iranian musical talent, including rappers, DJs and traditional/urban fusion. Let us open your eyes and ears to the reality of contemporary Iran.

• Simorgh at British Film Institute (BFI) (Thursday 17th April 2008)

Mehrnoosh Kalashi has made a short documentary about Simorgh Band under the supervision of Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, one of Iran's leading film directors.

• Simorgh band celebrates Norouz at Brunel University (Monday 17th of March 2008)

Simorgh celebrates Persian new year with Iranian students at Brunel University.

• Simorgh band performing at London Anjoman (Saturday 15th of March 2008)

Anjoman (the british iranian business and professional society) has invited Simorgh band to celebrate Persian new year.

• Simorgh raise money for MAHAK Charity (Tuesday 12th of Febriary 2008)

Simorgh Band will be performing at Imperial College to raise money for MAHAK Charity (Iranian Cancer Charity for Children).

• Simorgh band performance at QEH (Friday 26th of October 2007)

Iranian underground bands could be seen as a sign of change in Iran and the birth of a new alternative thinking. In the late 1990s Iranian rock emerged from homemade guitars, and during the past few years Iranian rap music discovered new rhythmic lyrics.

As part of the celebrations of the 800th birthday of the world's most renowned Sufi poet Rumi, some of the most prominent young Iranian artists get together in an attempt to re-visit his philosophy and poetry with performances from classical Persian and hip-hop fusion artists Reveal & Simorgh, and rappers Erfan and Entegham. 

Simorgh and Reveal, played their fusion music, a skillfully mixed Persian and English rap with authentic traditional music. It was done in a subtle and smooth way that even the most ardent critiques of both genres of music would enjoy it. (Forum-Iran)

Amin, Ali and Ehsan with Sousthbank Sinfonia in a concert called TALES FROM THE EAST. This concert concludes Southbank Sinfonia's month-long collaboration with four local schools in a project led by Lincoln Abbotts, learning manager for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. (ADMISSION BY INVITATION ONLY)

Amin and Ali with a selection of BBC Symphony Orchestra in the Family Orchestra project as part of this year's Proms Out in Reading. The plan is to mix Western & Eastern influences on Mozart.

Simorgh celebrated Persian New Year with other Iranian students at Brunel University.

Ali, Amin and Parham played alongside BBC Symphony Orchestra and Dastan Ensemble during the Iran Week.

BBC website reffered to us as "funky Iranian underground music" and Iran Heritage called us "A Bunch of Foreigners"

Simorgh performed at International Night of Imperial Collage on behalf of Iranian Students. We thank all the Iranian students who attend this event and supported Simorgh. 

Simorgh is a group which formed out of several UK based Iranian students meeting occasionally to play music since mid-2004. Each member of the group has his own unique musical background, which means a variety of musical tastes, and styles, within the group. Through combining different genres and playing styles Simorgh have arrived at a unique style, which is a blend of traditional Iranian music, Electronic atmospheric music, taking motifs and ornamentations from other genres such as Rock and Urban music. A typical Simorgh performance will include original material written and arranged by members of the group, as well as improvised pieces, and new interpretations of Traditional and Folk Iranian melodies. There is a healthy mix of the microtonal scales based on the Iranian dastgah system, and the more conventional western tempered scales and polyphony. All this is bought together by energetic rhythmic performances using traditional Persian percussion instruments.

•  Simorgh Performance at UCL (Date: 23/11/2005)

Simorgh performance at UCL Persian Cultural Night.

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"Simorgh were absolutely fantastic on Saturday in Bath. They performed beautifully and the audience loved it. A part that seemed to get people into a complete trance was the solo Daf, which seemed to be especially very popular with the British people among the audience! All I can say is that this group of young musicians are AMAZING! So take my word for it, go and see them if you get a chance!"

Nazanin Shafiee, (from Simorgh community in Orkut)

"Simorgh at Imperial College last night had the best program out of all others. During their performance no one moved...talked...and they were so amazed, and when Simorgh start to perform "Bandari" audience were clapping, whistling and cheering. It was the best Iranian musical performance ever...well done Simorgh! You made us proud. Thanks xx"

Elahe Kani, (from Simorgh community in Orkut)

Simorgh performing at Brunel Traditional Night.