Meera is an Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian rock band based in Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

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Band members are Babak Akhondi (guitars), Dara Daraee (bass, vocals), Farzam Rahimi (vocals, songwriter), Reza Moghaddas (keyboards), and Kasra Ebrahimi (percussion programming and drums).

The band has been one of the pioneers of modern Iranian rock music, after the revolution. With careful maneuvering, Meera was one of the first Iran based rock acts to be able to gain state approval for an official album release.

Agah Bahari

Agah Bahari

Agah Bahari , born July 3, 1983, is an Iranian Rock musician.Agah's works are Instrumental Progressive metal/Rock. He has been deemed one of "Iran's guitar monsters" according to Iranian Rock magazine "Zirzamin"....

has also toured with the band for live and studio performances, the last of which was in 2005.

External links

• Official Website
• Meera at Taraneh: Rock in the Open
• 'BBC Persian' report on Meera

Media

• Video clips from their debut album (posted on YouTube by the band's own record label company):
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9gXYVYaBuk&mode=related&search=
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu_MH0db8eA&mode=related&search=