Faramarz Aslani
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Faramarz Aslani is an Iran
ian guitarist, songwriter and pop
singer.
he moved back to England with his family. He currently lives in United States
. He has two daughters, Phaedra and Roxana.
, have recorded this song in Turkish and other artists have recorded it in many other languages.
He is the recipient of the Golden Lion Award by the Persian Academy from the prestigious International Further Studies Institute, for his musical achievements as a singer/songwriter. His latest album, Khate Sevom (The Third Line), was released in October 2010. He is currently on a world tour, 2011 Legends Concert, with Dariush Eghbali, the Persian singer. Their tour has been met with enthusiastic crowds and sold-out shows in many cities in North America, Canada, Europe and the Middle East.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian guitarist, songwriter and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer.
Biography
He was born in Tehran and later moved to England to get his bachelor's degree from London University's college of Journalism. After graduation he moved back to Tehran and worked for several publications, including Tehran Journal and CBS. After the Iranian RevolutionIranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
he moved back to England with his family. He currently lives in United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He has two daughters, Phaedra and Roxana.
Music career
His albums are few and far in between. His signature song, Age Ye Rooz (If One Day...), released in 1977, passed its 30 year anniversary in 2007. Other international singers, such as Ajda PekkanAjda Pekkan
Ayşe Ajda Pekkan is a Turkish pop singer and actress. Through a career spanning five decades thus far, Pekkan has released more than 20 albums and, with Sezen Aksu, is the most commercially successful female Turkish music artist with the sales of over 30 million copies worldwide. She is nicknamed...
, have recorded this song in Turkish and other artists have recorded it in many other languages.
He is the recipient of the Golden Lion Award by the Persian Academy from the prestigious International Further Studies Institute, for his musical achievements as a singer/songwriter. His latest album, Khate Sevom (The Third Line), was released in October 2010. He is currently on a world tour, 2011 Legends Concert, with Dariush Eghbali, the Persian singer. Their tour has been met with enthusiastic crowds and sold-out shows in many cities in North America, Canada, Europe and the Middle East.
Discography
- If One Day, 1977
- Hafez, a memorandum, 1978
- Days of Song & SorrowDays of Song & SorrowDays of Song & Sorrow is an album by the Iranian guitarist and pop singer, Faramarz Aslani, released on July 13, 1999.- Track listing :* Days of Song & Sorrow – 4:24* Seven Cities of Love – 5:44* Hold My Hand – 5:45...
, 1999 - Rumi (The Beloved Is Here), 2003
- The Third Line, 2010
External links
- Official site Interview with Faramaz Aslani, Deutsche WelleDeutsche WelleDeutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and...
, October 2010.