The women of Banu have been touring in Europe, Turkey and Tunisia until 2012. Maryam Akhondy's creative work includes the research of old Persian music of the pre-Islamic age as well. In her musical creation "Music in Praise of Ahura Mazda" she merges traditional Iranian art music and lyrics, which has to do with the old Zoroastrian religion and philosophy. First performances had been at Musica Sacra International Festival 2012 in Füssen, Isny and Kaufbeuren (Germany). Maryam Akhondy as a soloist has also done non-Iranian collaborations with the of Cologne between 1994 and 1999, with Mike Herting during the Ruhrtriennale in 2008, and with Bobby McFerrin in 2009.