Zemiene

Introduction

Zemiene is a group of talented musicians hailing from the Sibelius Academy’s Global Music Department in Helsinki, Finland. The quartet combines Balkan, Persian, Baltic and Nordic temperaments, stories, folk songs and other musical elements. The band’s compositions are a testament to music being a catalyst of bringing people from different cultures together.

Mehrnoosh Zolfaghari, santoor, daf and daire
Merve Abdurrahmani, piano and voice
Ana Lazar, violin
Vija Moore, percussions and voice