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===Solo career===
===Solo career===
In 2002, Ali released her first solo album, ''[[Portals of Grace]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rambles.net/ali_portals02.html|title=Portals of Grace}}</ref> This was followed up with 2006's ''Elysium for the Brave'', which reached #10 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s World Albums chart on 23 September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elysium for the Brave&nbsp;– Azam Ali|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/album/azam-ali/elysium-for-the-brave/784356}}</ref> Ali's most recent release, 2011's ''From Night to the Edge of Day'', is a collection of lullabies inspired by her son.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azam Ali Crafts Grown-Up Middle-Eastern Lullabies on 'From the Night'|url=http://www.spinner.com/2011/04/05/azam-ali-From-Night-to-the-Edge-of-Day/}}</ref>
In 2002, Ali released her first solo album, ''[[Portals of Grace]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rambles.net/ali_portals02.html|title=Portals of Grace}}</ref> This was followed up with 2006's ''Elysium for the Brave'', which reached #10 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s World Albums chart on 23 September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elysium for the Brave&nbsp;– Azam Ali|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/album/azam-ali/elysium-for-the-brave/784356}}</ref> Ali's , ''From Night to the Edge of Day'', is a collection of lullabies inspired by her son.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azam Ali Crafts Grown-Up Middle-Eastern Lullabies on 'From the Night'|url=http://www.spinner.com/2011/04/05/azam-ali-From-Night-to-the-Edge-of-Day/}}</ref>


In 2003 she sang [[Inama Nushif]] in the fictional [[Fremen]] language for the soundtrack to the 2003 [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] [[mini-series]] ''[[Frank Herbert's Children of Dune]]'', written by [[Brian Tyler (composer)|Brian Tyler]].<ref name=Disc>{{cite web|first1=Brian|last1=Tyler|first2=Greg|last2=Yaitanes|title=Children of Dune|work=Discography|publisher=Official website for film composer Brian Tyler|url=http://www.briantyler.com/Site/Children_of_Dune.html|accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref> In 2012, she was the vocalist for [[Square Enix]]'s ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' [[video game]] [[tech demo]] ''Agni's Philosophy''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agni's Philosophy&nbsp;– Final Fantasy Realtime Tech Demo|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVX0OUO9ptU|work=[[Square Enix]]|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=8 June 2012|date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> She also helped American composer [[Jack Wall (composer)|Jack Wall]] on the soundtrack for [[Call of Duty: Black Ops 2]] by being vocalist on the track "Pakistan Run".
In 2003 she sang [[Inama Nushif]] in the fictional [[Fremen]] language for the soundtrack to the 2003 [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] [[mini-series]] ''[[Frank Herbert's Children of Dune]]'', written by [[Brian Tyler (composer)|Brian Tyler]].<ref name=Disc>{{cite web|first1=Brian|last1=Tyler|first2=Greg|last2=Yaitanes|title=Children of Dune|work=Discography|publisher=Official website for film composer Brian Tyler|url=http://www.briantyler.com/Site/Children_of_Dune.html|accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref> In 2012, she was the vocalist for [[Square Enix]]'s ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' [[video game]] [[tech demo]] ''Agni's Philosophy''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agni's Philosophy&nbsp;– Final Fantasy Realtime Tech Demo|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVX0OUO9ptU|work=[[Square Enix]]|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=8 June 2012|date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> She also helped American composer [[Jack Wall (composer)|Jack Wall]] on the soundtrack for [[Call of Duty: Black Ops 2]] by being vocalist on the track "Pakistan Run".

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Azam Ali
Azam Ali, Niyaz concert, Kavehaz Restaurant & Bar, NYC, September 17, 2005
Azam Ali, Niyaz concert, Kavehaz Restaurant & Bar, NYC, September 17, 2005
Background information
Birth nameAzam Aliafgerad
Born1970
Tehran, Iran
GenresRock
New Age
World
Sufi
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Hammered Dulcimer, Frame Drum, Riqq, Zils, Chan Chan, Daf, Tanpura, Psaltery, Bendir
LabelsNarada, Six Degrees Records
Websitehttp://www.azamalimusic.com

Azam Ali (Persian: اعظم علی) is an Iranian American musician.

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" 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 Toward Silence (2013), Ali's fourth album, is a joint effort with her husband Loga Tourkian 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".

Discography

Solo albums

With VAS

Greg Ellis

With Niyaz

With VGM

With Buckethead

References

  1. ^ "AzamAli".
  2. ^ "Azam Ali".
  3. ^ "Azam Ali".
  4. ^ "Niyaz: From Iran to India to Los Angeles".
  5. ^ "Portals of Grace".
  6. ^ "Elysium for the Brave – Azam Ali".
  7. ^ "Azam Ali Crafts Grown-Up Middle-Eastern Lullabies on 'From the Night'".
  8. ^ Tyler, Brian; Yaitanes, Greg. "Children of Dune". Discography. Official website for film composer Brian Tyler. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
  9. ^ "Agni's Philosophy – Final Fantasy Realtime Tech Demo". Square Enix. YouTube. June 5, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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