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| name = Niyaz
| name = Niyaz
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| image = Azam Ali 2007.jpg
| caption =
| caption = : Azam Ali at Cafe du Nord, San Francisco. March 11, 2007.
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| background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
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| origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[USA]]<br/>[[Iran]]
| origin = [[Los Angeles]], United States<br />[[Montreal]], Canada<br />[[Iran]]
| genre = [[World music]]<br/>[[Folk music]]<br>[[Electronica]]<br>[[Sufi music|Sufi]]
| genre = [[World music]]<br />[[Folk music]]<br />[[Electronica]]<br />[[Sufi music|Sufi]]
| years_active = 2005–present
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = [[Six Degrees Records]]
| label = [[Six Degrees Records]]
| associated_acts =
| associated_acts =
| website = [http://www.niyazmusic.com www.Niyazmusic.com]
| website = {{URL|http://www.niyazmusic.com/}}
| current_members = [[Azam Ali]] <br />[[Loga Ramin Torkian]] <br /> [[Habib Meftah Bouchehri|Habib Meftah Boushehri]]
| current_members = [[Azam Ali]]<br />[[Loga Ramin Torkian]]<br />[[Habib Meftah Bouchehri|Habib Meftah Boushehri]]
| past_members = [[Carmen Rizzo]]
| past_members = [[Carmen Rizzo]]
| notable_instruments =
}}
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'''Niyaz''' ({{lang|fa|نياز}}) is an Iranian-American musical duo. The group was created in 2005 by [[Disc jockey|DJ]], programmer/producer and remixer [[Carmen Rizzo]], vocalist and [[hammered dulcimer]] player [[Azam Ali]], formerly of the group [[Vas (band)|Vas]], and Ali's husband, [[Loga Ramin Torkian]], of the Iranian crossover group [[Axiom of Choice (band)|Axiom Of Choice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95607779|title=Niyaz: From Iran To India To Los Angeles}}</ref> In 2013, Carmen Rizzo announced via Facebook that he was retiring from Niyaz.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carmen Rizzo retires from Niyaz|url=https://www.facebook.com/Carmen.Rizzo.Music/posts/10151642568785768|accessdate=2013-06-18}}</ref> "Niyaz" means "yearning" in [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu]]<ref name="Niyaz: self-titled">{{cite web|title=Niyaz: self-titled|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/niyaz-st2005}}</ref> and [[Turkish language|Turkish]].
'''Niyaz''' ({{langx|fa|نياز}}) is an [[Persian musical instruments|Iranian Canadian musical]] duo. The group was created in 2004<ref name="carmen retires">{{cite web|title=Carmen Rizzo retires from Niyaz|url=https://www.facebook.com/Carmen.Rizzo.Music/posts/10151642568785768|accessdate=2013-06-18|quote=After 3 wonderful albums and touring around the world many times with the band I co-founded in 2004 with Azam Ali & Loga Ramin Torkian, I have decided to retire from the Niyaz.}}</ref> by [[Disc jockey|DJ]], programmer/producer and remixer [[Carmen Rizzo]], vocalist and [[hammered dulcimer]] player [[Azam Ali]], formerly of the group [[Vas (band)|Vas]], and Ali's husband, [[Loga Ramin Torkian]], of the Iranian crossover group [[Axiom of Choice (band)|Axiom Of Choice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95607779|title=Niyaz: From Iran To India To Los Angeles}}</ref> In 2013, Carmen Rizzo announced via Facebook that he was retiring from Niyaz.<ref name="carmen retires" /> "Niyaz" means "yearning" in [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu]]<ref name="Niyaz: self-titled">{{cite web|title=Niyaz: self-titled|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/niyaz-st2005}}</ref> and [[Turkish language|Turkish]].


Niyaz's music, described as "mystical music with a modern edge",<ref name="SFC">{{cite web | title = NIYAZ - World music | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/29/PK1R116QTI.DTL | last = Curiel | first = Jonathan | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = 2008-06-29 | accessdate = 2009-02-20 }}</ref> is primarily a blend of [[Sufism|Sufi]] mysticism and trance electronica.<ref name="official">{{cite web | url = http://www.niyazmusic.com/ | title = Niyaz official site | publisher = niyazmusic.com | accessdate = 2009-02-20 }}</ref> Niyaz adapts Persian, Indian and Mediterranean folk sounds, poetry and songs including the poetry of Sufi mystic [[Rumi]], with Western electronic instrumentation and programming.<ref>{{cite web|title=Niyaz Bio|url=http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/niyaz_26516/en_US}}</ref>
Niyaz's music, described as "mystical music with a modern edge",<ref name="SFC">{{cite web | title = NIYAZ – World music | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/29/PK1R116QTI.DTL | last = Curiel | first = Jonathan | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = 2008-06-29 | accessdate = 2009-02-20 }}</ref> is primarily a blend of [[Sufism|Sufi]] mysticism and trance electronica.<ref name="official">{{cite web | url = http://www.niyazmusic.com/ | title = Niyaz official site | publisher = niyazmusic.com | accessdate = 2009-02-20 }}</ref> Niyaz adapts Persian, Indian and Mediterranean folk sounds, poetry and songs including the poetry of Sufi mystic [[Rumi]], with Western electronic instrumentation and programming.<ref>{{cite web|title=Niyaz Bio|url=http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/niyaz_26516/en_US|access-date=2011-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102222418/http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/niyaz_26516/en_US|archive-date=2011-01-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Their [[Niyaz (album)|self-titled debut album]], released in 2005, combined 13th century [[Sufi]] and [[Urdu]] poetry with "swirling, hypnotic beats".<ref name="Niyaz: self-titled"/> Their 2008 follow-up album, [[Nine Heavens]], featured two discs; the second disc contained acoustic renditions of the tracks on the first disc.
Their [[Niyaz (album)|self-titled debut album]], released in 2005, combined 13th century [[Sufi]] and [[Urdu]] poetry with "swirling, hypnotic beats".<ref name="Niyaz: self-titled" /> Their 2008 follow-up album, [[Nine Heavens]], featured two discs; the second disc contained acoustic renditions of the tracks on the first disc.


Their third album, ''[[Sumud (album)|Sumud]]'' (صمود) released in spring 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=News|url=http://www.niyazmusic.com/}}</ref> A companion piece to the album, an [[Sumud Acoustic EP|acoustic EP]] with six songs, was released 19 March 2013.
Their third album, ''[[Sumud (album)|Sumud]]'' (صمود), released in spring 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=News|url=http://www.niyazmusic.com/}}</ref> A companion piece to the album, an [[Sumud Acoustic EP|acoustic EP]] with six songs, was released 19 March 2013.


==Lyrical sources==
== Lyrical sources ==


Though they have several songs with original lyrics, the bulk of their lyrics are derived from Persian and Urdu [[Sufi]] poetry by the likes of [[Rumi]], [[Ubayd Zakani|Obeyd-e Zakani]], [[Amir Khusrow]] and [[Khwaju Kermani|Khaju-ye Kermani]], and folk songs from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other parts of the Middle East and central Asia.
Though they have several songs with original lyrics, the bulk of their lyrics are derived from Persian and Urdu [[Sufi]] poetry by the likes of [[Rumi]], [[Ubayd Zakani|Obeyd-e Zakani]], [[Amir Khusrow]] and [[Khwaju Kermani|Khaju-ye Kermani]], and folk songs from Iran, [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] and other parts of the Middle East and central Asia.


The lyrics of their first two albums are almost exclusively in [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Urdu]], with the exception of a [[Turkish language|Turkish]] song on [[Nine Heavens]], but their third album, [[Sumud (album)|Sumud]] featured mostly Persian songs with two songs in Turkish and one each in [[Palestinian Arabic]] and the [[Kurmanji dialect]] of [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]].
The lyrics of their first two albums are almost exclusively in [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Urdu]], with the exception of a [[Turkish language|Turkish]] song on [[Nine Heavens]], but their third album, [[Sumud (album)|Sumud]] featured mostly Persian songs with two songs in Turkish and one each in [[Palestinian Arabic]] and the [[Kurmanji dialect]] of [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]].


==Discography==
== Discography ==


===Albums===
=== Albums ===
* ''[[Niyaz (album)|Niyaz]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Niyaz (album)|Niyaz]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Nine Heavens]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Nine Heavens]]'' (2008)
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* ''[[The Fourth Light]]'' (2015)
* ''[[The Fourth Light]]'' (2015)


==References==
== References ==
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{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.niyazmusic.com/ Official Website]
* {{Official website|http://www.niyazmusic.com/}}

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Latest revision as of 01:34, 8 November 2024

For other uses, see Niyaz (disambiguation).
Niyaz
: Azam Ali at Cafe du Nord, San Francisco. March 11, 2007.
: Azam Ali at Cafe du Nord, San Francisco. March 11, 2007.
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, United States
Montreal, Canada
Iran
GenresWorld music
Folk music
Electronica
Sufi
Years active2005–present
LabelsSix Degrees Records
MembersAzam Ali
Loga Ramin Torkian
Habib Meftah Boushehri
Past membersCarmen Rizzo
Websitewww.niyazmusic.com

Niyaz (Persian: نياز) is an Iranian Canadian musical duo. The group was created in 2004[1] by DJ, programmer/producer and remixer Carmen Rizzo, vocalist and hammered dulcimer player Azam Ali, formerly of the group Vas, and Ali's husband, Loga Ramin Torkian, of the Iranian crossover group Axiom Of Choice.[2] In 2013, Carmen Rizzo announced via Facebook that he was retiring from Niyaz.[1] "Niyaz" means "yearning" in Persian, Urdu[3] and Turkish.

Niyaz's music, described as "mystical music with a modern edge",[4] is primarily a blend of Sufi mysticism and trance electronica.[5] Niyaz adapts Persian, Indian and Mediterranean folk sounds, poetry and songs including the poetry of Sufi mystic Rumi, with Western electronic instrumentation and programming.[6]

Their self-titled debut album, released in 2005, combined 13th century Sufi and Urdu poetry with "swirling, hypnotic beats".[3] Their 2008 follow-up album, Nine Heavens, featured two discs; the second disc contained acoustic renditions of the tracks on the first disc.

Their third album, Sumud (صمود), released in spring 2012.[7] A companion piece to the album, an acoustic EP with six songs, was released 19 March 2013.

Lyrical sources

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Though they have several songs with original lyrics, the bulk of their lyrics are derived from Persian and Urdu Sufi poetry by the likes of Rumi, Obeyd-e Zakani, Amir Khusrow and Khaju-ye Kermani, and folk songs from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other parts of the Middle East and central Asia.

The lyrics of their first two albums are almost exclusively in Persian and Urdu, with the exception of a Turkish song on Nine Heavens, but their third album, Sumud featured mostly Persian songs with two songs in Turkish and one each in Palestinian Arabic and the Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish.

Discography

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Albums

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Carmen Rizzo retires from Niyaz". Retrieved 2013-06-18. After 3 wonderful albums and touring around the world many times with the band I co-founded in 2004 with Azam Ali & Loga Ramin Torkian, I have decided to retire from the Niyaz.
  2. ^ "Niyaz: From Iran To India To Los Angeles".
  3. ^ a b "Niyaz: self-titled".
  4. ^ Curiel, Jonathan (2008-06-29). "NIYAZ – World music". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  5. ^ "Niyaz official site". niyazmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  6. ^ "Niyaz Bio". Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  7. ^ "News".
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