“Yarava Music Group” was founded in 2001 by Mehdi Jalali, Ebrahim Allahyari and Hamed Zand Karimkhani with the purpose of introducing an alternative style of traditional music,since 2003 and after the formation of “Yarava Modern Orchestra” at Alireza Mashayekhi’s suggestion, this group has started its artistic activities with the objectives of performing and introducing works of Modern (Contemporary) Music composers of Iran or the world.
The compositions of more than 40 Iranian contemporary composers had their world premiere at Yarava Music Group which some of them are published and released.
Some of the most important activities of the group have led to a collaboration and alliance between Yarava Music Group, Tehran University, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Digital Media Center, Multimedia Production Lab of Luigi Cherubini Conservatory Freiburg University of Music and New York University.