Azam Ali
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 Azam Ali, Niyaz concert, Kavehaz Restaurant & Bar, NYC, September 17, 2005 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Azam Aliafgerad |
| Born | 1970, Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Rock New Age World Sufi |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Hammered Dulcimer, Frame Drum, Riqq, Zils, Chan Chan, Daf, Tanpura, Psaltery, Bendir |
| Labels | Narada, Six Degrees Records |
| Associated acts | Vas, Niyaz, Roseland |
| Website | http://www.azamalimusic.com |
Azam Ali (Persian: اعظم علی) is an Iranian American musician.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Tehran, Iran 1970, Ali spent most of her childhood in Panchgani, India.[1] Ali and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985, after which Ali discovered the santour. Ali then studied the santour under Persian master Manoocher Sadeghi, which led to the rediscovery of her voice.[2] She is now living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
In 1996, Ali formed "alternative world" group VAS with percussionist Greg Ellis after meeting the year prior at a concert at UCLA.[3] She and her husband, Loga Ramin Torkian, are also part of another group, Niyaz, an Iranian acoustic electronic group.[4] In 2005, Azam Ali was featured in Enter The Chicken, a Buckethead album, singing the song Coma along side Serj Tankian.
[edit] Solo career
In 2002, Ali released her first solo album, Portals of Grace.[5] This was followed up with 2006's Elysium for the Brave, which reached #10 on Billboard's World Albums chart on 23 September 2006.[6] Ali's most recent release, 2011's From Night to the Edge of Day, is a collection of lullabies inspired by her son.[7]
[edit] Discography
Solo albums
- Portals of Grace (2002)
- Elysium for the Brave (2006)
- From the Night to the Edge of Day (2011)
With VAS
- Sunyata (1997)
- Offerings (1998)
- In the Garden of Souls (2000)
- Feast of Silence (2004)
Greg Ellis
With Niyaz
- Niyaz (2005)
- Nine Heavens (2008)
With VGM
[edit] References
- ^ "AzamAli". http://www.parstimes.com/musicians/azam_ali/.
- ^ "Azam Ali". http://www.hrmusic.com/artists/aalart.html.
- ^ "Azam Ali". http://www.parstimes.com/musicians/azam_ali/.
- ^ "Niyaz: From Iran to India to Los Angeles". http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95607779.
- ^ "Portals of Grace". http://www.rambles.net/ali_portals02.html.
- ^ "Elysium for the Brave - Azam Ali". http://www.billboard.com/#/album/azam-ali/elysium-for-the-brave/784356.
- ^ "Azam Ali Crafts Grown-Up Middle-Eastern Lullabies on 'From the Night'". http://www.spinner.com/2011/04/05/azam-ali-From-Night-to-the-Edge-of-Day/.
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