From Undergrounds of TEHRAN to NEW YORK CITY
Yahya Alkhansa was born in Tehran, Iran in 1981, He started his music studies at the age of 9 by studying Tonbak (Iranian Hand percussion) and playing Persian traditional music, Later on, at the age of 16 he switched to Drumset and since then has collaborated with multiple Iranian and international bands around the world. Yahya is one of the core members of the Iranian underground rock band, 127, who he joined in 2003 and has been a part of ever since.
Yahya moved to New York City in September 2011 to further his studies in Drum performance at The Collective School of Music and graduated in 2013.
Over the past 27 years Yahya has performed, recorded and toured with many bands,
Some of the most notable ones are:
127, Ali Azimi, B-Band, Ohum, Marjan Farsad, Sarakhs, Aida Shahghasemi,Abjeez, Mohsen Namjoo, Kiosk, Pallett, Siriya Ensemble, Bree and the Whatevers, Sara Naeini, Misagh Moradi, Golsa, Darya Dadvar
and many more
Yahya Alkhansa’s Discography:
With 127
- Coming around (2001)
- Full Time Job (2005)
- Khal Punk (2008)
- Hale Estemrary (2011)
- Be Rahe Khod (2019)
With Mohsen Namjoo
- Axis of Solitude (2016)
- Personal Cipher (2017)
- On the String of a tear’s bow (2018)
- Symphonic Odyssee (2020)
- Motantan (2020)
- Ba Sad Hezar (2021)
With Ali Azimi
- Of Love and Other Devils (2019)
- Kahrobayeh Arezoo (2022)
With Marjan Farsad
- Blue Flowers (2014)
With Kiosk
- Call the cab (2014)
- Situation Orange (2015)
With Aida Shahghsaemi
- Event Horizon (2021)
