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Loga Ramin Torkian
Loga Ramin Torkian ()،(Born: September 23, 1964) is a musician and the co-founder of the groups Axiom of Choice and Niyaz. Both groups incorporate Persian and Middle Eastern themes into their music. Torkian composes music and plays several instruments, including the Iranian tar, the Turkish saz, and the GuitarViol, an electric guitar-like instrument that uses a bow and is adapted from a 14th-century instrument. Several of the lyrics in his songs draw on or include traditional Middle-Eastern prayers, songs or chants. His music has also appeared in several films, such as ''The Chosen One'' (1995), ''America So Beautiful'' (2001), ''Plastic Flowers Never Die'' (2008), and ''Crossing Over'' (2009). Personal life He is married to singer Azam Ali and they have one son. He previously was married to Yatrikadevi Shah-Rais and was co-owner of the retail store Koan Collection in Los Angeles (which has since closed). Discography Solo *’’Brink of Absolute’’ (2020) *''Mehraab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9.8 million in the city as of 2025, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the List of largest cities of Iran, most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, the Largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East, second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th most populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including, Karaj, Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Tehran province, Shahriar, Qods, Iran, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Tehran, Golestan, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh and Fardis. In the classical antiquity, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages (now Ray, Iran, Ray), a prominent Medes, Median city almost entirely des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow (music)
In music, a bow () is a tensioned stick which has hair (usually horse-tail hair) coated in rosin (to facilitate friction) affixed to it. It is moved across some part (generally some type of strings) of a musical instrument to cause vibration, which the instrument emits as sound. The vast majority of bows are used with string instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and bass, although some bows are used with musical saws and other bowed idiophones. Materials and manufacture A bow consists of a specially shaped stick with other material forming a ribbon stretched between its ends, which is used to stroke the string and create sound. Different musical cultures have adopted various designs for the bow. For instance, in some bows a single cord is stretched between the ends of the stick. In the Western tradition of bow making—bows for the instruments of the violin and viol families—a hank of horsehair is normally employed. The manufacture of bows is considered a demandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Tar Players
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IMDb
IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. Since 1998, it has been owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. , IMDb was the 51st most visited website on the Internet, as ranked by Semrush. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes), million person records, and 83 million registered users. Features User profile pages show a user's registration date and, optionally, their personal ratings of titles. Since 2015, "badges" can be added showing a count of contributions. These badges rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fourth Light
''The Fourth Light'', released in March 2015, is the fourth full-length studio album by Niyaz, and their first since the departure of former bandmember Carmen Rizzo Carmen Rizzo (born April 8, 1964) is an American record producer, mixer, programmer, DJ, remixer and recording artist, based in Los Angeles. The two-time Grammy nominee has worked with Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold, Alanis Morissette, Dido, Jem .... Track listing # "Sabza Ba Naz" (The Triumph of love) # "Tam e Eshq" (The Taste of love) # "Eyvallah Shahim" (Truth) # "Yek Nazar" (A Single Glance) # "Man Haramam" (I am a sin) # "Aurat" (Woman) # "Khuda Bowad Yaret" (Divine Companion) # "Shir Ali Mardan" (Song of a Warrior) # "Marg e Man" (My Elegy) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fourth Light Niyaz albums 2015 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumud (album)
''Sumud'' ( صمود), which was released on 22 May 2012, is the third album by Niyaz. It was originally reported that like their previous album '' Nine Heavens'' it would be released as a double album with one disc each for acoustic versions and electronic versions of songs, though it was released as a normal record with ten songs. The album features the guest appearance of A.R. Rahman on the song ''Mazaar'', a traditional Afghan folk song. The album's lyrics are mostly in Persian (Parishaan, Shah Sanam, Mazaar, Rah-e-Vafa, Masooz and Mahtaab) with two songs in Turkish (Dertli and Arzusun) and features the band's first lyrics in Arabic (Rayat Al Sumud) and Kurdish (Sosin). It is their first album to feature no Urdu songs. Track listing # "Parishaan" # "Sosin" # "Shah Sanam" # "Mazaar ft. A R Rahman" # "Rah-e-Vafa" # "Dertli" # "Masooz" # "Rayat al Sumud" # "Mahtaab" # "Arzusun" Lyrical sources The words to "Parishaan" are based ovarious [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Heavens
''Nine Heavens'' (Persian: , Noh behešt) is the second album of Iranian music group Niyaz, an acoustic electronic project. It was released on June 24, 2008 on Six Degrees Records. The album is divided into 2 discs. One is the electronic version of the album, while the second disc presents eight of the songs as acoustic versions with the exception of "Iman", which is mostly an electronic/ambient piece and features no acoustic instruments but includes Azam Ali's vocals. Many of the track titles were revealed on site of the band's label. ''Nine Heavens'' reached #4 in the ''Billboard'' Top World Albums chart. Track listing Disc 1 # "Beni Beni" # "Tamana" # "Feraghi - Song Of Exile" # "Ishq - Love And The Veil" # "Allah Mazare" # "Iman" # "Molk-E-Divan" # "Hejran" # "Sadrang" Disc 2 # "Allah Mazare" (acoustic) # "Beni Beni" (acoustic) # "Sadrang" (acoustic) # "Tamana" (acoustic) # "Feraghi - Song Of Exile" (acoustic) # "Hejran" (acoustic) # "Ishq - Love And The Veil" (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niyaz (album)
''Niyaz'' is the debut album of the Iranian music group Niyaz, an acoustic electronic project. The word "Niyaz" means "yearning" in Persian. ''Niyaz'' reached #12 in the ''Billboard'' Top World Albums chart. The track ''Dilruba'' was remixed by Junkie XL. Track listing # "Ghazal" # "Nahan 'The Hidden'" # "Allahi Allah" # "The Hunt" # "Dunya" # "In The Shadow Of Life" # "Arezou" # "Golzar" # "Dilruba" # "Minara" # "Amritsar to Amman" (Digipack bonus track) Lyrical content "Nahan" is based on parts of خوش باش که هر که راز داند (Xoš bâš ke har ke râz dânad) from Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi ''Divan-i Kabir'' (), also known as ''Divan-i Shams'' () and ''Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi'' (), is a collection of poems written by the Persian poet and Sufi mystic Rumi. A compilation of lyric poems written in the Persian language, it contains mor ... by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. "Allahi Allah" is based on a traditional Urdu religious song. "The Hunt" is based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''The New York Times'' as "Wikipedia-like". While the site was originally created with the goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, it now includes releases in all genres and on all formats. By 2015, it had a new goal: that of "cataloging every single piece of physical music ever created." As of 2025, its database contains over 18 million user-submitted album listings. History Discogs was started in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski who worked as a programmer at Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo .... It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azam Ali
Azam Ali () 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 Born in Tehran on 3 October 1970, Ali spent most of her childhood in Panchgani, India. 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. Projects and collaborations 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. Ali and her husband, Loga Ramin Torkian, are part of another group, Niyaz, an Iranian acoustic electronic project. 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. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
