Zâr (Persian: زار) is a collaborative effort between Iranian folk band Shanbehzadeh Ensemble and Matthieu Donarier Trio, a French jazz band.
Since 2001, two groups have been working together at revisiting the music of Southern Iran, which itself stems from age-old cultural exchanges between Eastern Africa and Persia. One is the Shanbehzadeh Ensemble Saeid & Naghib Shanbehzadeh with Habib Meftaboushehri three Iranian musicians who celebrate tradition and champion the right of peoples to express their culture. As for Matthieu Donarier, Manu Codjia, and Joe Quitzke, they are amongst the most active, daring, and inventive musicians on the French jazz scene. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.