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===Projects and collaborations===
===Projects and collaborations===
In 1996, Ali formed the "alternative world" group [[Vas (band)|Vas]] with percussionist [[Greg Ellis (musician)|Greg Ellis]] after they met a year prior at a concert at [[UCLA]]. The project was active until 2004.<ref name="parstimes1"/> Ali and her husband, [[Loga Ramin Torkian]], are part of another group, [[Niyaz]], an Iranian acoustic electronic project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95607779 |title=Niyaz: From Iran to India to Los Angeles |website=Npr.org |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollandfestival.nl/en/program/2015/a-night-under-eastern-skies/|title=Programme 2017|website=Hollandfestival.nl|access-date=8 September 2017|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162239/https://www.hollandfestival.nl/en/program/2015/a-night-under-eastern-skies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Between 2003 and 2007, she formed one half of the duo [[Roseland (band)|Roseland]], together with American musician and composer [[Tyler Bates]].
In 1996, Ali formed the "alternative world" group [[Vas (band)|Vas]] with percussionist [[Greg Ellis (musician)|Greg Ellis]] after they met a year prior at a concert at [[UCLA]]. The project was active until 2004.<ref name="parstimes1"/> Ali and her husband, [[Loga Ramin Torkian]], are part of another group, [[Niyaz]], an Iranian acoustic electronic project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95607779 |title=Niyaz: From Iran to India to Los Angeles |website=Npr.org |date=12 October 2008 |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollandfestival.nl/en/program/2015/a-night-under-eastern-skies/|title=Programme 2017|website=Hollandfestival.nl|access-date=8 September 2017|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162239/https://www.hollandfestival.nl/en/program/2015/a-night-under-eastern-skies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Between 2003 and 2007, she formed one half of the duo [[Roseland (band)|Roseland]], together with American musician and composer [[Tyler Bates]].


In 2005, Ali was featured on ''[[Enter the Chicken]]'', a 2005 [[Buckethead|Buckethead and Friends]] album, singing the song "Coma" with [[Serj Tankian]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/buckethead-serj-tankian-collaboration-posted-online/|title= Buckethead/Serj Tankian Collaboration Posted Online|date=5 October 2005|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=8 September 2017}}</ref>
In 2005, Ali was featured on ''[[Enter the Chicken]]'', a 2005 [[Buckethead|Buckethead and Friends]] album, singing the song "Coma" with [[Serj Tankian]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/buckethead-serj-tankian-collaboration-posted-online/|title= Buckethead/Serj Tankian Collaboration Posted Online|date=5 October 2005|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=8 September 2017}}</ref>
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In 2002, Ali released her first solo album, ''[[Portals of Grace]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rambles.net/ali_portals02.html |title=Azam Ali, Portals of Grace |website=Rambles.net |date=28 September 2002 |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref> This was followed in 2006 by ''Elysium for the Brave'', which reached No. 10 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s World Albums chart on 23 September 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227122903/http://www.billboard.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 1996|title=Billboard Online – Now www.billboard.com|date=27 December 1996}}</ref> Ali's third album, ''From Night to the Edge of Day'' (2011), is a collection of [[Lullaby|lullabies]] inspired by her son.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2011/04/05/azam-ali-From-Night-to-the-Edge-of-Day/ |title=AOL Radio Stations &#124; Free Internet Radio &#124; AOL Radio |website=Spinner.com |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref> ''Lamentation of Swans – A Journey Towards Silence'' (2013), her fourth album, is a joint effort with her husband that began in 2009.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
In 2002, Ali released her first solo album, ''[[Portals of Grace]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rambles.net/ali_portals02.html |title=Azam Ali, Portals of Grace |website=Rambles.net |date=28 September 2002 |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref> This was followed in 2006 by ''Elysium for the Brave'', which reached No. 10 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s World Albums chart on 23 September 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227122903/http://www.billboard.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 1996|title=Billboard Online – Now www.billboard.com|date=27 December 1996}}</ref> Ali's third album, ''From Night to the Edge of Day'' (2011), is a collection of [[Lullaby|lullabies]] inspired by her son.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2011/04/05/azam-ali-From-Night-to-the-Edge-of-Day/ |title=AOL Radio Stations &#124; Free Internet Radio &#124; AOL Radio |website=Spinner.com |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref> ''Lamentation of Swans – A Journey Towards Silence'' (2013), her fourth album, is a joint effort with her husband that began in 2009.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}


In 2003, she sang the song "[[Inama Nushif]]" in the fictional [[Fremen]] language for the soundtrack to the [[Syfy]] [[mini-series]] ''[[Frank Herbert's Children of Dune]]'', written by [[Brian Tyler (composer)|Brian Tyler]].<ref name=Disc>{{Cite web|url=http://www.briantyler.com/Site/Children_of_Dune.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511024030/http://www.briantyler.com/Site/Children_of_Dune.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2011|title=Children of Dune|date=11 May 2011}}</ref> In 2006, her vocals were featured in the movie ''[[300 (film)|300]]''. In 2007, she composed the score to the video game <ref>{{cite web|title=Syphon Filter coming back to PSP with new features |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128140346/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/syphon-filter-coming-back-to-psp-with-new-features/ |website=joystiq.com |date=May 17, 2007 |access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref>In 2011, she was heard several times on the soundtrack of ''[[Uncharted 3]]''. In 2012, she was the vocalist for [[Square Enix]]'s ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' video game [[tech demo]] ''Agni's Philosophy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVX0OUO9ptU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UVX0OUO9ptU |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Agni's Philosophy – Final Fantasy realtime tech demo |publisher=YouTube |date=5 June 2012 |access-date=28 December 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2013, she provided vocals for the soundtrack to the film ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/azam.ali.music/posts/568252629901763 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/112628392130858/568252629901763 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Azam Ali – Now that it's all done, I can officially... |publisher=Facebook |date=6 September 2013 |access-date=28 December 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In 2003, she sang the song "[[Inama Nushif]]" in the fictional [[Fremen]] language for the soundtrack to the [[Syfy]] [[mini-series]] ''[[Frank Herbert's Children of Dune]]'', written by [[Brian Tyler (composer)|Brian Tyler]].<ref name=Disc>{{Cite web|url=http://www.briantyler.com/Site/Children_of_Dune.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511024030/http://www.briantyler.com/Site/Children_of_Dune.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2011|title=Children of Dune|date=11 May 2011}}</ref> In 2006, her vocals were featured in the movie ''[[300 (film)|300]]''. In 2007, she composed the score to the video game <ref>{{cite web|title=Syphon Filter coming back to PSP with new features |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/syphon-filter-coming-back-to-psp-with-new-features/ |website=joystiq.com |date=May 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128140346/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/syphon-filter-coming-back-to-psp-with-new-features/ |access-date=June 1, 2025|archive-date=28 January 2015 }}</ref>In 2011, she was heard several times on the soundtrack of ''[[Uncharted 3]]''. In 2012, she was the vocalist for [[Square Enix]]'s ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' video game [[tech demo]] ''Agni's Philosophy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVX0OUO9ptU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UVX0OUO9ptU |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Agni's Philosophy – Final Fantasy realtime tech demo |publisher=YouTube |date=5 June 2012 |access-date=28 December 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2013, she provided vocals for the soundtrack to the film ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/azam.ali.music/posts/568252629901763 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/112628392130858/568252629901763 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Azam Ali – Now that it's all done, I can officially... |publisher=Facebook |date=6 September 2013 |access-date=28 December 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


On 31 May 2019, Ali announced her next album, the self-produced ''Phantoms'', along with its first single and music video, "Hope".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://azamalimusic.com/news/ |title=Azam Ali – My dear community-it is with great joy... |publisher=Azam Ali |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> The next single was the album's title track, which was released on 12 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcv_m435Z78 |title=Azam Ali – Phantoms (Official Music Video) |publisher=YouTube |date=12 July 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> The record came out on 13 September.
On 31 May 2019, Ali announced her next album, the self-produced ''Phantoms'', along with its first single and music video, "Hope".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://azamalimusic.com/news/ |title=Azam Ali – My dear community-it is with great joy... |publisher=Azam Ali |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> The next single was the album's title track, which was released on 12 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcv_m435Z78 |title=Azam Ali – Phantoms (Official Music Video) |publisher=YouTube |date=12 July 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> The record came out on 13 September.

Latest revision as of 04:11, 2 June 2025

For the Bangladeshi scientist, see Azam Ali (scientist).

Azam Ali
close-up of Azam Ali's face, grinning directly at camera
Ali in 2005
Background information
Birth nameAzam Aliafgerad
Born (1970-10-03) 3 October 1970 (age 54)
Tehran, Iran
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
Labels
Member ofNiyaz
Formerly of
Websiteazamalimusic.com

Azam Ali (Persian: اعظم علی) is an Iranian musician. As of 2013, she has released ten albums with the bands VAS, Roseland, and Niyaz, as well as five solo records.

Biography

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Born in Tehran on 3 October 1970, Ali spent most of her childhood in Panchgani, India.[1] She and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1985. Ali studied the santoor under Persian master Manoochehr Sadeghi, which led her to discover her voice.[2]

Projects and collaborations

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In 1996, Ali formed the "alternative world" group Vas with percussionist Greg Ellis after they met a year prior at a concert at UCLA. The project was active until 2004.[1] Ali and her husband, Loga Ramin Torkian, are part of another group, Niyaz, an Iranian acoustic electronic project.[3][4] Between 2003 and 2007, she formed one half of the duo Roseland, together with American musician and composer Tyler Bates.

In 2005, Ali was featured on Enter the Chicken, a 2005 Buckethead and Friends album, singing the song "Coma" with Serj Tankian.[5]

In 2006, she appeared on Nefes/Breath, an album by Turkish ney player and DJ Mercan Dede, singing the song "Dem."

Solo career

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In 2002, Ali released her first solo album, Portals of Grace.[6] This was followed in 2006 by Elysium for the Brave, which reached No. 10 on Billboard's World Albums chart on 23 September 2006.[7] Ali's third album, From Night to the Edge of Day (2011), is a collection of lullabies inspired by her son.[8] Lamentation of Swans – A Journey Towards Silence (2013), her fourth album, is a joint effort with her husband that began in 2009.[citation needed]

In 2003, she sang the song "Inama Nushif" in the fictional Fremen language for the soundtrack to the Syfy mini-series Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, written by Brian Tyler.[9] In 2006, her vocals were featured in the movie 300. In 2007, she composed the score to the video game [10]In 2011, she was heard several times on the soundtrack of Uncharted 3. In 2012, she was the vocalist for Square Enix's Final Fantasy video game tech demo Agni's Philosophy.[11] In 2013, she provided vocals for the soundtrack to the film Thor: The Dark World.[12]

On 31 May 2019, Ali announced her next album, the self-produced Phantoms, along with its first single and music video, "Hope".[13] The next single was the album's title track, which was released on 12 July.[14] The record came out on 13 September.

Discography

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Solo

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Studio albums

Soundtracks

Other albums

  • Green Memories with Shahrokh Yadegari and Keyavash Nourai (2008)

with VAS

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with Niyaz

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with Roseland

Contributions

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Azam Ali". Parstimes.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Azam Ali". 26 November 2002. Archived from the original on 26 November 2002.
  3. ^ "Niyaz: From Iran to India to Los Angeles". Npr.org. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Programme 2017". Hollandfestival.nl. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Buckethead/Serj Tankian Collaboration Posted Online". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 5 October 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Azam Ali, Portals of Grace". Rambles.net. 28 September 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Billboard Online – Now www.billboard.com". 27 December 1996. Archived from the original on 27 December 1996.
  8. ^ "AOL Radio Stations | Free Internet Radio | AOL Radio". Spinner.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Children of Dune". 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Syphon Filter coming back to PSP with new features". joystiq.com. 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Agni's Philosophy – Final Fantasy realtime tech demo". YouTube. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Azam Ali – Now that it's all done, I can officially..." Facebook. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Azam Ali – My dear community-it is with great joy..." Azam Ali. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Azam Ali – Phantoms (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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