Circle Band LIVE in Ottawa

Circle band is a Toronto-based, Persian music band founded in 2011, offering a new style of music as a conjunction of traditional poetry with contemporary music as fusion of jazz and psychedelic rock with elements of traditional Eastern instruments.

Circle Band focuses on classical and contemporary Persian poetry, The Circle is led by the songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist Shahab Baradaran, accompanied with Saman Shahi on Piano, Synthesizer and Tar and Reza Moghaddas on the Bass . Circle band released its first album, Beyond the Seas, based on Sohrab Sepehri’s poetry in 2012.

Circle Band released their second album “My Enigma” November 28,2015( اسرارمن) My Enigma it’s three years project and in this album Shahab Baradaran(Songwriter,Vocalist,Guitars),Saman Shahi(piano, keyboard) ,Reza Moghaddas(bass), Peter Lutek ( saxophone, soprano sax, Turkish clarinet), Steve Farrugia (drums) ,Maryam Nosrati (vocal) .

They will be in Ottawa for their New Album Release concert “PASSAGE” on Saturday February 24.

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Band Members

Shahab Baradaran (Band Leader, Songwriter, Guitar, Vocal)

Saman Shahi ( Piano, Keys, Tar)

Jim Sexton (Bass)

Peter Lutek (Saxophone, Turkish Clarinet , Soprano Sax.)

Steve Farrugia (Drums)