Niyaz (album)
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Released | April 19, 2005 (U.S.) | |||
Genre | Dance, Electronica, World | |||
Length | 51:38 | |||
Label | Six Degrees Records | |||
Producer | Azam Ali, Loga Ramin Torkian and Carmen Rizzo | |||
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Niyaz is the debut album of the Iranian music group Niyaz, an acoustic electronic project. The word "Niyaz" means "yearning" in Persian.[2]
Niyaz reached #12 in the Billboard Top World Albums chart.[3]
The track Dilruba was remixed by Junkie XL.[4]
Track listing
- "Ghazal"
- "Nahan 'The Hidden'"
- "Allahi Allah"
- "The Hunt"
- "Dunya"
- "In The Shadow Of Life"
- "Arezou"
- "Golzar"
- "Dilruba"
- "Minara"
- "Amritsar to Amman" (Digipack bonus track)
Lyrical content
"Nahan" is based on parts of خوش باش که هر که راز داند (Xoš bâš ke har ke râz dânad) from Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.
"Allahi Allah" is based on a traditional Urdu religious song.
"The Hunt" is based on the poem بیا بریم دشت (Biyâ berim dašt) by the 14th century Persian poet Obeyd-e Zakani.
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Six Degrees Records - Niyaz". Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "Niyaz chart listing at Billboard Top World Albums". Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "Armin van Buuren - A State Of Trance 2006 at Discogs". Retrieved 2010-09-14.