All-women band seeks a break

But it was difficult to coordinate and in the end “we just gave up”, said Negin Heydari, a former member, who plays the kasser, a smaller drum usually played together with the dohol and pippeh. So now, whenever authorities arrange festivals and shows like this one in their home town, they apply and hope they will be selected, even if it means not knowing until the last minute if they have been.