Restricted to women-only concerts in Iran, this all-female pop band is now touring Australia - Overpasses For America

Restricted to women-only concerts in Iran, this all-female pop band is now touring Australia - Overpasses For America

Iranian pianist, singer and music teacher Bahar Ilchi has spent more than two decades breaking barriers in her country’s music industry. In 2009, she founded Polaris, an all-female band that plays a blend of contemporary pop and traditional sounds. “It started as a dream, I wanted to create a space where women could perform, collaborate and be heard,” she told SBS Persian. Despite encountering many talented female musicians, she said she was fru…