The Dastan Ensemble is an Iranian group, founded in 1991, which plays both its own compositions and the work of others. It is made up of: Hamid Motebassem. (tar and setar), Pejman Hadadi (percussion), Saeed Farajpouri (kamanche), Behnam Samani (percussion), and Hossein Behroozinia (barbat). The Ensemble won the title “Musical Shock“ in Le Monde, and received the 2003 Best Music of the Year Award from the French Ministry of Culture.