Niyaz

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persian, world, world fusion, trance, electronic… see all

Los Angeles, United States (2005 – present)

Formed in 2005, Niyaz is a band based in Los Angeles, USA, that consists of Azam Ali, Loga Ramin Torkian and Carmen Rizzo. Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian were and remain members of previous groups (Vas and Axiom of Choice, respectively) and Carmen Rizzo is a solo artist and a prolific producer. They came together to produce an album of world-dance music. Most of the songs on the self-titled album are recorded in either Urdu or Farsi, both of which Ali speaks fluently.

Azam was born in Iran but raised in India, where she started singing at an early age, absorbing the rich cultures of both countries. Her early music influences include the English soprano Emily Van Evera and singing-medieval- mystic-visionary-composer and abbess, Hildegard Von Bingen. Loga Ramin Torkian plays guitar, the saz, and rabab, while Carmen Rizzo does all the programming; keyboards, synthesizers and drums, as well as performing live with the group. On their new album for Six Degrees Records, Tony Levin of King Crimson plays bass along with other Indian and Armenian musical guests.

Niyaz is a mixture of old and new music styles. Their lyrics are drawn from Sufi mystics, such as the Persian poet Rumi, and other classic poetry sung in Urdu. Niyaz claims it for our times and gives it a modern expression.

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Top Tracks

1	Allahi Allah full track	187
2	Golzar full track	156
3	Beni Beni full track	143
4	Dilruba (Junkie XL Remix) full track	133
5	In The Shadow of Life full track	131
6	Ghazal full track	129
7	Dunya full track	127
7	The Hunt full track	127
9	Minara full track	115
10	Arezou full track	111
11	Dilruba full track	95
12	Tamana full track	84
13	Nahan full track	81
14	Iman full track	74
15	Ishq - Love and the Veil full track	56

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bibandrogena wrote:
yesterday evening

wwwoooooowwww. me like it!

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prostheticlimbs wrote:
Sunday afternoon

i'm so glad my bother introduced me to them; they're amazing. i'm in love.

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Azalin wrote:
Wednesday morning

I agree. Also, some people seem to tag all world and ethnic music as "ambient".. :-/

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irotas wrote:
last month

i love there music, but whoever is tagging them with 'trance' is completely nuts

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franksinwein wrote:
last month

Completely Awesome!!!

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Mekkisry wrote:
last month

Love them so much. <3

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zk0 wrote:
last month

eu quero escutar vas, azam e nyaz em uma tenda, com incenso, a noite, no deserto. Depois posso morrer, ou querer viver pra sempre :D

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Izgrejala wrote:
last month

Good for you cataculli !. Good luck and tell us your experience ^^

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cataculli wrote:
last month

Niyaz is going to be in Diyarbakir, Turkey on 11th October 2008. Happy to be giving the news from here and waiting for the concert.

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ma_jah wrote:
last month

beautiful sound...beautiful vocal...blessings

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cataculli wrote:
last month

thanks:) i totally agree with you, she is great!

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Izgrejala wrote:
last month

cataculli : Yeah, that's right. Also Azam has two albums "Elysium for the Brave" & "Portals Of Grace" , she is great!! ^^

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sQuEeZeWaX wrote:
August 2008

and i want the hot persian guy on the left in the current pic :)

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sQuEeZeWaX wrote:
August 2008

azam ali is a goddess

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Bennu_Emission wrote:
August 2008

stream the new album please!

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cataculli wrote:
August 2008

Vas is the name of the group whose members are Azam Ali and Greg Ellis and Niyaz is another group with Azam Ali. Is it so?? Or am I wrong?

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Izgrejala wrote:
August 2008

absolutely amazing!!!

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clrmehum wrote:
August 2008

This is an excellent sound. I love music from Iran.

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edg322 wrote:
August 2008

cant... stop .... listening ... :)

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ozigx wrote:
July 2008

Us dekhne wale ne khuda ko bhi dekha.

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Recent Activity

Brittagyrl and hooomany added Niyaz to their libraries. 3 hours ago
griffinsfeather tagged Niyaz with ‘persian’. 5 hours ago
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Alnmuo tagged Niyaz with ‘asian’, ‘world’, ‘trance’, ‘ethnic’ and ‘female vocalists’. yesterday morning
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mehdigr added Niyaz to the lineup of SoundPlay at DUBAI COMMUNITY THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE. Saturday afternoon