After the Iranian Revolution, at the age of three Sahebdivani fled with his parents from Iran to the Netherlands. They were on their way to Canada, but missed their transfer in Amsterdam, ending up in the Netherlands. In his twenties Sahand, by chance got the opportunity to become storyteller at the Tropenmuseum, when another Iranian storyteller noticed his hat in the tram. He continued his parents' Iranian tradition of storytelling and music making, founding the cultural Centre, Mezrab in 2004. It started as a monthly gathering in a small teahouse, but within ten years grew into an established cultural centre with a multidisciplinary programme for five days per week.