Behzad Ansari is a Persian musician, composer, and Doctorate of Creative Arts student at UOW in Australia. He founded Avaye Rood ensemble in 2006, which has performed traditional Iranian music worldwide. As a multi-instrumentalist, he can play santour, tar, setar, barbat (oud), santoor, and tanbour. Behzad has released an album titled “Lover’s Secret” in 2021 and has had numerous performances worldwide, including in Germany, Greece, Iran and Australia. He has also worked extensively in intercultural events, collaborating with musicians from different countries.
Photo Gallery
Barbat
Tar
Jazz vibes
Do tar
Avaye Rood Band
Santour
Past Concerts
2024
South of Sydney Tour: Avaye Rood’s enchanting performances graced several venues including Goulburn, Queanbeyan, Kiama, Port Kembla, and Nowra.
ABC Radio Canberra: Engaged in an insightful discussion and performance on abc Radio Canberra, further amplifying their reach and impact on the Australian audience.
New Beginnings Festival: Collaborated with the Australian National Maritime Museum and SSI, showcasing their musical vibes.
SSI official event at Marriot Hotel, Sydney, Australia: Delivered a memorable performance among the representatives of the countries of the whole world.
2023
University of Technology Sydney: Performed at the Yalda night celebration, the longest night in Persian calendar.
Culture Mix Festival (Wollongong) and Culture X Festival (Sep 2023): Participated in these festivals, sharing their intercultural musical experience.
The First Iranian Music Festival in Sydney: Showed the highlights of Persian traditional music.
Winter Music Festival : Entertained Blacktown residences west of the Sydney with their vibrant compositions.
Cultural Arts Collective concert: Iranian and Indian collaboration
Australian Indian Orchestra; SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS and SYDNEY TO MUMBAI
2022
Community Migrant Resource Centre: Performing live music combining with the Persian calligraphy
The Annual Celebration of NSW Federation of Community Language Schools: Performing with Ryde Persian school’s students
2021
Released an album named “Lover’s secret”
2020
Led performance of an online music event during COVID-19 at “The Boite Institute/Victoria’s iconic multicultural music organization” with band members from different countries such as Canada, Australia and Iran.
2017
Performed at “Rudolf Otker Halle” by invitation of “Kulturamt Bielefeld” (Ministry of Culture of Bielefeld), Bielefeld, Germany
2012
Invited by the embassy of Iran in Athens, Greece to introduce Persian music to Greek audiences.
Acted as a performer in 4 episodes of the “Shahriar” TV series (Iran National Television)
2006-2022
Featured performances at renowned music venues across Iran
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