Niyaz - Nine Heavens

Niyaz - Persian and Urdu for "yearning". . . a band comprising of three members, released their new album called Nine Heavens in June 2008. The band is widely known for their south Asian + Middle Eastern flavor. The lady from the band, Azam Ali, apart from being born in Iran, had spent a part of her formative years in India before leaving for US, thus, the Indian influence in terms of language & instruments can be felt. They merge the old and new way of music style.

For Nine Heavens, they have brought out two discs, one with the eastern + western fusion sound for Urdu, Persian & Hindi lyrics; and the second disc is the Acoustic versions of the same songs.
In all, it makes 17 songs, all sung with an air of mysticism to it creating an aura of the cross culture that is present in this part of the world...

It has climbed to the top of European World Charts for the month of August.

Disc 1:

1. Beni Beni
2. Tamana
3. Feraghi - Song Of Exile
4. Ishq - Love And The Veil
5. Allah Mazare
6. Iman
7. Molk-E-Divan
8. Hejran
9. Sadrang

Disc 2:

1. Allah Mazare (acoustic)
2. Beni Beni (acoustic)
3. Sadrang (acoustic)
4. Tamana (acoustic)
5. Feraghi - Song Of Exile (acoustic)
6. Hejran (acoustic)
7. Ishq - Love And The Veil (acoustic)
8. Molk-E-Divan (acoustic)

Out of the songs above, Allah Mazare, Ishq, Tamana, Beni Beni are outstanding... others being not too far. The album is truly showcasing World Music.

Trivia:
Azam Ali was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in India from the age of four in the small town of Panchgani, a hill station in the state of Maharashtra. There she attended an international co-educational boarding school for eleven years, all the while absorbing India’s music and culture throughout her formative years.

Overall, a 3.50/5.0

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