Released April 19, 2005 (U.S.) Artist Niyaz Label Six Degrees Records | Length 51:38 Release date 19 April 2005 | |
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Genres World music, Electronica, Electronic dance music, Dance music Producers Azam Ali, Loga Ramin Torkian, Carmen Rizzo Similar Sumud, The Fourth Light, Nine Heavens, From Night to the Edge of Day, Elysium for the Brave | ||
Niyaz is the debut album of the Iranian music group Niyaz, an acoustic electronic project. The word "Niyaz" means "yearning" in Persian.
Contents
Niyaz reached #12 in the Billboard Top World Albums chart.
The track Dilruba was remixed by Junkie XL.
Nahan niyaz
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 by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.
"Allahi Allah" is based on a traditional Urdu religious song.
"The Hunt" is based on the poem بیا بریم دشت (Biyâ berim dašt) by the 14th century Persian poet Obeyd-e Zakani.
Songs
1Ghazal5:39
2Nahan "The Hidden"5:10
3Allahi Allah5:09
References
Niyaz (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA