Where Music Has No Borders

"...Derakht, is a true masterpiece..."

- MICA AUSTRIA

"Their music transcends geographical and language barriers"

- ALL ABOUT JAZZ

"A musical experience that takes you, in the most beautiful and gentle way, to another distant dimension."

- MICA AUSTRIA

"A feast of colorful sounds with a special fusion flair, GOLNAR & MAHAN represents the current face of the Iranian music scene with style, pathos, and creativity."

- Jazz Corner

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Video

JAVDANEGI

Live @ ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna

MAHI

Live @ RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria

NEGARAM

Live in Weltmuseum Opening Ceremony, Vienna

AKH LEIL

Live @ Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria

Baa Man Sanama

Live @ ORF RadioKulturehaus, Vienna, Austria

DERAKHT (Tree)

Live @ Sunset, Paris, France

NEGARAM (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Audio

Golnar Shahyar - Voice, Guitar, Piano
Mahan Mirarab - Guitar, Fretless Guitar
Amir Wahba - Percussion

Multi-instrumental, multi-lingual and multi-cultural, Golnar & Mahan is the definition of a real cosmopolitan band. 

Golnar Shahyar and Mahan Mirarab have been two inseparable musical partners since they first met in Vienna in 2011. Both, influenced by the Iranian culture, they specialise in blending jazz with oriental folk, polyrhythm grooves, Afro-Cuban and European classical music elements. They have been performing internationally with their different bands and produced three CDs under the names of “Choub” and “Sehrang”. Their third and the latest CD “Derakht”, from Golnar & Mahan Trio, together with the Austrian power-house percussionist, Amir Wahba, is said to be “a true masterpiece” by the critics.

Golnar Shahyar s voice being »one of the most powerful sounds you can ever witness« combines tribal chanting with scat singing and Tahrir (a form of oriental yodelling). Mahan Mirarab with his double neck guitars, plays effortlessly between jazz and oriental scales and hypnotises with his groovy, fine and virtuous playing. Amir Wahba, with his unique percussion set, takes the groovy character of the trio to another dimension. 

Together with their compositions and improvisations, these three virtuosos, create such powerful groovy and lyrical sound that one could claim they re-define the paradigms of world music and jazz. “...Singing like a bird, Golnar tweets gracefully on top of the noble masters, Mahan and Amir. Immensely enchanting, Golnar & Mahan’ s concert is a real symposium of art and philosophy accompanied with inspiring musical harmony between the band members.” - Danas Newspaper.”

PRESSE: 
“Their music transcends geographical and language barrier.” - All About Jazz 
"A musical experience that takes you, in the most beautiful and gentle way, to another distant dimension." - Mica Austria
"When Golnar Shahyar sings, you can easily forget everything else around. The trio is an enrichment to the Austrian music scene." - Helmut Jasper (Ö1)
"With "Derakht" Golnar & Mahan deliver an album that really gets under the skin and while magically attracts with every sound, has an intense effect and simply does not let go until the end. Golnar Shahyar, Mahan Mirarab and Amir Wahba perform a true masterpiece on their debut album, one that will definitely not go unnoticed for its extraordinary beautiful and lyrical sound." - Mica Austria
Mahan Mirarab
Amir Wahba
Golnar Shahyar

Events

Golnar & Mahan Trio

25.10.2020 - Graz, AUSTRIA @ Folk Art Festival

Golnar & Mahan Trio

21.10.2020 - Budapest, HUNGARY @ A38

Golnar & Mahan Trio

07.10.2020 - Berlin, GERMANY @ Framed

Golnar & Mahan Trio

30.08.2020 - ST.GALLEN, SWITZERLAND TBA

Golnar & Mahan Trio

22.08.2020 - DORNBURG, GERMANY TBA

Golnar & Mahan Trio

13.08.2020 - HERBSTEIN, GERMANY @ Mind On Fire Festival

Golnar & Mahan Duo

13.07.2020 - Villach, AUSTRIA @ Carinthischer Sommer Musikfestival

Golnar & Mahan Trio

26.06.2020 - Calw, GERMANY @ Jazz am Schießberg (Canceled due to pandemic)

Golnar & Mahan Trio

20.06.2020 - Göhrde, GERMANY @ Wendlandjazz (Canceled due to pandemic)

Golnar & Mahan Feat. Martin Stegner

13.06.2020 - Berlin, GERMANY @ Berliner Philharmoniker (Canceled due to pandemic)

Golnar & Mahan Duo - Workshop

12.06.2020 - Hannover, GERMANY (Canceled Due to Corona Pandemic)

Golnar & Mahan Feat. Martin Stegner

12.06.2020 - Hannover, GERMANY @ Kultur in Schloß (Canceled Due to Corona Pandemic)

Golnar & Mahan Duo

23.05.2020 - Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Porgy & Bess (The Show Must Go On(line) Concert Series)

Golnar & Maan Trio

07.05.2020 - Ivano-Frankivsk, UKRAINE @ Carpathian Space Festival (Canceled due to pandemic)

Golnar & Mahan

18.04.2020 - Budapest, Czech Republic @ Budapest Spring Festival - A38 (Canceled Due to Corona Pandemic)

Golnar & Mahan Duo

04.03.2020 - Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Kunsthistorische Museum Wien - Ganymed In Power (Weitere Termine: 11.,14.,18.,28.03 * 15.,25.,29.,04 * 9.,13.,23.05 * 6.,10.,20.,27.06) - (Canceled Due to Corona Pandemic)

Golnar & Mahan

28.12.2019 - Micheldorf, AUSTRIA @ Kulturschmiede Micheldorf

Golnar & Mahan

19.10.2019 - Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Muth

Golnar & Mahan Trio

06.10.2019 - Pabianice, POLAND TBA

Golnar & Mahan Duo

28.09.2019 - Berkeley, USA La Pana Cultural Centre

Golnar & Mahan feat. Mirkoviç, Teyna, Jabr

10.09.2019 - Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Theater Am Spittelberg

Golnar & Mahan

24.08.2019 - Saalfelden, AUSTRIA @ Internationales JazzFestival Saalfelden

Golnar & Mahan Trio

03.08.2019 - Modra, SLOVAKIA @ Zvuk For Modra Festival (http://www.zvukformodra.sk/program/3-golnar-mahan)

Golnar & Mahan

19.07.2019 - Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Porgy & Bess

Golnar & Mahan

13.07.2019 - Lunz am See, AUSTRIA @ Wellen Klaenge Festival

Golnar & Mahan

09.06.2019 - Rhodope Mountains, BULGARIA http://www.meadowsinthemountains.com

Golnar & Mahan

24.05.2019 - Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Lange Nacht der Kirchen (St. Johann der Evangelist Kirche - Keplerplatz)

Golnar & Mahan

08.05.2019 - Vienna, AUSTRIA @ European Union National Institutes for Culture Musikfestival @ 5 pm

Golnar & Mahan

25.04.2019 - Ankara, TURKEY @ International Spring Festival hosted by Middle East Technical University-Ankara

Golnar & Mahan

2.04.2019 - Zürich, Switzerland @ Kosmos Theater

Golnar & Mahan

21.03.2019 - Berlin, GERMANY @ Gorki Theatre

Golnar & Mahan Feat. Martin Stegner

22.01.2019 - Berlin, GERMANY @ A-Trane

Golnar & Mahan

14.12.2018 - Berlin, GERMANY @ Gate of Tehran - Days of Experimental Sounds

Kick Jazz Festival

04.12.2018 - Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Porgy & Bess

Golnar & Mahan

30.11.2018 - Vienna, Austria @ Lange Nacht der Welt Musik, Sargfabrik

Golnar & Mahan Duo

1.11.2018 - Female Voice of Iran, Berlin, Germany (Festival Duration Nov. 8th - 11th)

Golnar & Mahan

20.10.2018 - Salzburg, AUSTRIA @ Jazz and the City Festival, ARTHOTEL BLAUE GANS WEINARCHIV

Golnar & Mahan

19.10.2018 - Salzburg, AUSTRIA @ Jazz and the City Festival, KOLLEGIENKIRCHE SALZBURG

Golnar & Mahan

18.10.2018 - Salzburg, AUSTRIA @ Jazz and the City Festival, TBA

Golnar & Mahan feat. Mirkoviç, Teyna, Jabr

21.09.2018 - Vienna, Austria @ Theater am Spittelberg

Golnar & Mahan

09.09.2018 - Mardin, TURKEY (Cancelled duo to international political tensions) @ Flying Carpet Music Festival (9 - 15th September)

Golnar & Mahan

30.08.2018 - Belgrad, SERBIA @ Todo Mundo Festival

Golnar & Mahan

10.08.2018 - Toronto, Canada @ Toronto Centre for the Arts

Golnar & Mahan feat. Mona Matbou Riahi

06.08.2018 - Ottawa, Canada @ velle Scène Gilles Desjardins, Ottawa, Canada

Golnar & Mahan feat. Mona Matbou Riahi

04.08.2018 - Ottawa, Canada @ Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Canada

Golnar & Mahan

21.07.2018 - @ WendlandJazz - Göhrde, GERMANY (http://www.wendlandjazz.de)

Golnar & Mahan

20.07.2018 @ Gitarren-Festival in Kühlungsborn - Kühlungsborn, GERMANY (https://www.kuehlungsborn.de/events/hoehepunkte/gitarrenfestival.html)

Golnar & Mahan Duo / Lukas Kranzelbinder

12.07.2018 - Reichenau, AUSTRIA @ Almrauschen

Golnar & Mahan Duo / Lukas Kranzelbinder

11.07.2018 - Reichenau, AUSTRIA @ Almrauschen

Golnar & Mahan

30.06.2018 - Cuenca, Spain @ Estival Cuenca

Sinouj Feat. Golnar & Mahan

28.06.2018 - Madrid, Spain @ El Intruso

Golnar & Mahan

23.06.2018 - Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo, Akasaka Civic Center Hall

Golnar & Mahan

22.06.2018 - Nagoya, Japan @ Nagoya, TBA

Golnar & Mahan

21.06.2018 - Kurashiki, Japan @ Kurashiki, Mabi Fureai Hall

Golnar & Mahan

30.05.2018 - Den Haag, Netherlands @ Theater Ludens

Golnar & Mahan

29.05.2018 - Amsterdam, Netherland @ Mezrab ( http://mezrab.nl )

Golnar & Mahan

26.05.2018 - Strassburg, France @ Church Sainte Aurelie

Golnar & Mahan

25.05.2018 @ Idar-Oberstein Festival, Germany TBA

Golnar & Mahan

24.05.2018 @ Sunset Sunside Jazz Club - Paris, FRANCE (http://www.sunset-sunside.com)

Golnar & Mahan Feat. Martin Stegner

23.05.2018 @ Austrian Kulture Forum, Berlin, Germany

Golnar & Mahan Feat. Martin Stegner

22.05.2018 @ Berliner Philharmoniker, Berlin, GERMANY (https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/)

Golnar & Mahan Feat. Martin Stegner

22.05.2018 @ Jazz Club A-Trane, Berlin, GERMANY (http://www.a-trane.de/)

Golnar & Mahan

27.04.2018 - Hamburg, Germany @ Körber-Foundation

Golnar & Mahan Duo

26.04.2018 - Vienna, Austria @ URBAN BLOOM Kunst & Musikfestival, Vienna, Austria

Golnar & Mahan

04.04.2018 @ Austrian Culture Forum - NYC, USA (Canceled duo to international political tensions!)

Golnar & Mahan

21.03.2018 - Wiener Neustadt, Austria

Golnar & Mahan

19.03.2018 @ B-Flat, Berlin, Germany (http://b-flat-berlin.de/h/)

Golnar & Mahan

16.03.2018 @ Internationales Theater, Frankfurt, Germany (http://www.internationales-theater.de)

Golnar & Mahan Duo

08.03.2018 @ Szene Wien, Vienna, Austria (http://www.szeneworld.at/szene-world-female-festival/)

Golnar & Mahan feat. Wolfgang Puschnig

24.02.2018 @ Kabarett Vindobona - Vienna, AUSTRIA (http://www.vindo.at/)

Golnar & Mahan Duo

09.02.2018 @ Weltmuseum, Vienna, Austria (https://www.weltmuseumwien.at/programm/buehne-frei/)

Golnar & Mahan

07.02.2018 @ Opus Jazz Club - Budapest, HUNGARY (http://opusjazzclub.hu/concerts)

Golnar & Mahan

16.12.2017 @ Stallet, Stokholm, SWEEDEN (http://www.stallet.st/)

Golnar & Mahan

11.12.2017 @ Manoto TV - London, ENGLAND

CD PRESENTATION "DERAKHT"

25.11.2017 - @ ORF RadioKulturhaus Vienna - Vienna, AUSTRIA (http://radiokulturhaus.orf.at/artikel/466299)

Golnar & Mahan

25.10.2017 @ Weltmuseum Grand Reopening, Vienna, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

20.08.2017 @ Schallaburg, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

14.07.2017 @ TBA, SLOVAKIA

Golnar & Mahan

25.06.2017 @ Schallaburg, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan and Friends

23.06.2017 @ Theater am Spittelberg - Vienna, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

16.06.2017 @ Schallaburg, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan Duo

21.05.2017 @ Schallaburg, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan Duo

20.05.2017 @ Brunnenpassage - Vienna, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan Feat. Kaveh Sarvarian

02.05.2017 @ Austrian Culture Forum - Istanbul, TURKEY

Golnar & Mahan Feat. Kaveh Sarvarian

30.04.2017 @ International Istanbul Guitar Festival, Caddebostan Cultural Center - Istanbul, TURKEY

Golnar & Mahan Duo

21.04.2017 @ Hoerthoert Festival, Brick 5 - Vienna, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan Duo Feat. Mona Matbou Riahi

04.04.2017 @ Austrian Culture Forum - NYC, UNITED STATES (CANCELED DUO TO POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE US)

Golnar & Mahan Duo Feat. Mona Matbou Riahi

18.03.2017 @ The Female Voice if Iran Festival, Saal Elizabeth - Berlin, GERMANY

Golnar & Mahan

27.01.2017 @ Gasteig - Munich, GERMANY

Golnar & Mahan

26.01.2017 @ Burgtheater, Vienna, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

21.01.2017 @ Oper Graz Malersaal, Triolino Farbenspiel, Graz, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

20.01.2017 @ Freies Theater Innbruck, Triolino Farbenspiel, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

15.01.2017 @ Wienr Konzerthaus Berio-Saal, Triolino Farbenspiel - Vienna, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

14.01.2017 @ Wienr Konzerthaus Berio-Saal, Triolino Farbenspiel - Vienna, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

13.01.2017 @ Musikschule Wels Herminenhof, Triolino concerts, Wels, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

12.01.2017 @ Musikschule Wels Herminenhof, Triolono concerts, Wels, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan

12.01.2017 @ Festival of Iranian Films, Praha, CZECH REPUBLIC (http://iranianfilmfestival.cz)

Golnar & Mahan (Sehrang)

06.03.2016 @ Spring of Persian Jazz, Péniche Anako - Paris, FRANCE

Golnar & Mahan (Sehrang)

22.01.2016 @ @ Haus der Kulturen - Schaffhausen, SWITZERLAND

Golnar & Mahan (Sehrang)

24.07.2015 @ Theater am Spittelberg - Vienna, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan (Sehrang)

23.07.2015 @ Jazz in Brunnenhof - Trier, GERMANY

Golnar & Mahan (Sehrang)

17.05.2015 @ Mezrab - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS

Golnar & Mahan (Sehrang)

14.05.2015 @ Sunset Jazz Club - Paris, FRANCE

Golnar & Mahan (Sehrang)

11.04.2015 @ Schloss Wolkersdorf - Wolkersdorf, AUSTRIA

Golnar & Mahan (Sehrang)

22.02.2015 @ Nazim Hikmat Kültür Merkezi - Istanbul, TURKEY

Golnar & Mahan (Sehrang)

16.02.2015 @ Nardis Jazz Club - Istanbul, TURKEY

Contacts

Golnar Shahyar
+43 (0) 650 9400 868
info@golnarandmahan.com