TEHRAN- Setareye Qotbi (Polaris), an all-female Iranian pop band, is scheduled to give concerts at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

The band led by vocalist, pianist and harpist Bahar Ilchi will perform a repertoire of local pieces from various cities in Iran, including Azeri, Kurdish, Lori, Persian, Gilaki, and Southern dialects, as well as international pieces in languages such as English, French, Arabic, and Hindi.

Sepideh Ilchi on guitar, Pegah Ebrahim on violin, Shania Shahriari on trumpet, Samila Tahvildari on saxophone, Sara Parsai on flute, Ava Menbari on piano and Sahar Shateri on drum are among the members of the band. Puria Pirzadeh will be conducting the orchestra.

Only females are allowed to attend the performances.

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