Vas (band)
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| Vas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, Iran |
| Genres | Tribal fusion, World, Ethereal Wave |
| Years active | 1996–2004 |
| Labels | Narada |
| Members | |
| Azam Ali, Greg Ellis | |
Vas was an "alternative world" musical group consisting of Persian vocalist Azam Ali and American percussionist Greg Ellis. Vas is frequently compared to the Australian band Dead Can Dance. At present the band has released four full length albums, and both artists have released a few solo albums and participated in side projects. After their last album Feast of Silence, Ali and Ellis continued on their own separate ways.
Azam Ali was raised in India and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985, where she began studying the dulcimer-like santur under the guidance of Manoochehr Sadeghi. Greg Ellis was born and raised in Los Gatos, California, where he first learned to play the drums at age twelve. Ellis moved to Los Angeles in 1984 and started work as a percussionist. The two musicians met at UCLA in 1995 after hearing each other perform; they formed Vas shortly thereafter.
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[edit] List of band members
- Azam Ali (1995 - present) -- vocals, hammered dulcimer, tanpura, drums
- Greg Ellis (1995 - present) -- udu, tabla, dumbek, nagara, cymbals, bells, drums, keyboards
- Cameron Stone (2000) -- cello on In the Garden of Souls
[edit] Discography
[edit] Full length albums and EPs
- Sunyata Narada (1997)
- Offerings Narada (1998)
- In the Garden of Souls Narada (2000)
- Feast of Silence Narada (2004)
[edit] Compilation appearances
- Refuge on Earthdance 2CD (1998)
- The Reaper and the Flowers on Asleep By Dawn Issue Two (2004)
- The Next Generation - Narada Sampler
- Narada Film and Television Music Sampler
[edit] Side projects and solo projects
- Azam Ali
- Greg Ellis
- Niyaz (Azam Ali, Loga Torkian)
- Roseland (Azam Ali, Tyler Bates, Greg Ellis)
