Dilan Ensemble is a Kurdish Music Ensemble from Iranian Kurdistan or Eastern Kurdistan (Kurdish: , ), which was established by the Kamanche player and composer Shahriyar Jamshidi in memoriam of Kurdish musician brothers Qadir Dilan and Muhamad Salih Dilan from Southern Kurdistan () in 2003.
Backgrounds Dilan Chamber Music ensemble's focus are to preserve the original Kurdish classical music and represent lyrical songs. The Kurdish folk songs and Maqam music from East part of Kurdistan were the major resources of their works at the beginning. The ensemble has accompanied a male singer and three choirs’ females on stage. Since 2007, duo to restriction of speech, tighten political situation and unpleasant circumstances in general for art workers in particular for Kurdish people in Iran, Dilan Ensemble have not been allowed to reassemble on stage again.
Performances Dilan Ensemble with their full orchestra have performed several concerts in Tehran including Roudaki Hall and Arasbaran Cultural Centre (2004). They appeared as a trio on stage and have presented songs from different regions of Kurdistan in a distinctive dialect Kurmanji from North East of Iran, Khorasan at Mahak Hospital and Rehabilitation Complex (2007). In the upcoming years, Shahriyar jamshidi keeps Dilan Ensemble alive and active by collaborating with diverse musical artists by arranging multiple projects in Canada, US and Europe; Dilan Ensemble have performed at Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal, Tirgan Festival, Mackenzie House, McMaster University and Small Word Music Centre in Ontario, Canada.
Discography Alvanati (2004) Call of the Mountains (2008) A Yellow Flower (2014), it was contributed to the people of Kobanî.
Former members Collaboration year Artist name Instrument Concert-Album 2003–2004 Afsoon Sadeghzadeh Singer Arasbaran Cultural Centre and Rudaki Hall concerts 2016–2018 Alex Lubet Guitar, Mountain Dulcimer Concerts in Waterloo, Toronto and Minneapolis; Recording the Kamanche and Dulcimer album 1997–present Alireza Javaheri :fa:علیرضا جواهری Santour, record producer Performer in Alvanati album and Music producer in A Yellow Flower album 2005–2007 Amin Ramin tar 2006–2015 Farbod Yadollahi :fa:فربد یداللهی Percussions Concerts in Tehran; High-Fest, Armenia, 2015; A Yellow Flower album 2000–2004 Fariborz Raoufi Singer Rudaki Hall concert 2003–2004 Hafez Alikhani Singer Arasbaran Cultural Centre concert 1997–2007 Kaveh Baban Singer Concerts in Iranian cities; A Yellow Flower 2000–2004 Leila Golbangi Singer Concerts at Shafagh and Arasbaran Cultural Centers and Rudaki Hall 2000–2007 Saber Nazargahil Tar, Bağlama Concerts in Iranian cities; Alvanati album 2005–2007 Sahar Ebrahim Qanun 2004 Saeid Vojdanpak Daf Concerts at Rudaki Hall 2000–2007 Sara Ahmadi Daf Concerts in Tehran 2013–2017 Sina Khosravi Percussions Canadian concerts 2000–2004 Toktam Moslehi Singer Concerts at Shafagh & Arasbaran Cultural Centres and Rudaki Hall 2014–present Raphael Weinroth-Browne Cello Small Word music Centre concert 2013–2016 Richard Robeson Guitar Small World Music Centre concert; and Meet Me in Tangier album 2001–2007 Masoud Abazari Santur Concerts in Tehran 2006–2007 Masoud Khezri Dutar Kherad and Mahak Hall concerts, Tehran 2003–2007 Mohsen Badri Percussions Concerts; Alvanati & Call of the Mountains albums 2000–2004 Mohammad Khaledian Oud Concerts in Tehran 2001–2003 Yadollah Rahmani :fa:یدالله رحمانی Singer, poet Kurdsat TV shows; Alvanati album
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