Azam Ali
| Azam Ali | |
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 Azam Ali, Niyaz concert, Kavehaz Restaurant & Bar, NYC, September 17, 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Azam Aliafgerad |
| Born |
3 October 1970 (age 46) Tehran |
| Genres | Rock, new-age, world, Sufi |
| Occupation(s) | 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 singer and musician. As of 2013, Ali has released eight full-length albums with the bands VAS and Niyaz, as well as four full-length solo albums.
Biography
Born in Tehran, Iran in 3 October 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 Manoochehr Sadeghi, which led to the rediscovery of her voice.[2] She now lives 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" with Serj Tankian.
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 third album, From Night to the Edge of Day (2011), is a collection of lullabies inspired by her son.[7] Lamentation of Swans - A Journey Towards Silence (2013), Ali's fourth album, is a joint effort with her husband Loga R Torkian that began in 2009 and explores the intimate spaces they had to carve out for themselves to escape the demands of touring.
In 2003 she sang Inama Nushif in the fictional Fremen language for the soundtrack to the 2003 Sci Fi Channel mini-series Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, written by Brian Tyler.[8] In 2012, she was the vocalist for Square Enix's Final Fantasy video game tech demo Agni's Philosophy.[9] She also helped American composer Jack Wall on the soundtrack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 by being vocalist on the track "Pakistan Run".
In September 2013 Ali announced that she would provide vocals for the soundtrack of the film Thor: The Dark World.[10]
Discography
Solo albums
- Portals of Grace (2002)
- Elysium for the Brave (2006)
- Shahrock Yadegari: Green Memories (2008, LilaSound, Rock Paper Scissors)
- From Night to the Edge of Day (2011)
- Lamentation of Swans - A Journey Towards Silence (2013)
With VAS
- Sunyata (1997)
- Offerings (1998)
- In the Garden of Souls (2000)
- Feast of Silence (2004)
Greg Ellis
- Kala Rupa Explorations in Rhythm (2001)
With Niyaz
- Niyaz (2005)
- Nine Heavens (2008)
- Sumud (2012)
- Sumud Acoustic EP (2013)
- The Fourth Light (2015)
With VGM
- Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (2007)
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011)
With Buckethead
- Enter the Chicken (song "Coma")
With Roseland
- Roseland (2007)
References
- ↑ "AzamAli".
- ↑ "Azam Ali".
- ↑ "Azam Ali".
- ↑ "Niyaz: From Iran to India to Los Angeles".
- ↑ "Portals of Grace".
- ↑ "Elysium for the Brave – Azam Ali".
- ↑ "Azam Ali Crafts Grown-Up Middle-Eastern Lullabies on 'From the Night'".
- ↑ Tyler, Brian; Yaitanes, Greg. "Children of Dune". Discography. Official website for film composer Brian Tyler. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ↑ "Agni's Philosophy – Final Fantasy Realtime Tech Demo". Square Enix. YouTube. June 5, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ Ali, Azam. "Facebook".
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