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Artist Profiles: Azam Ali

Angel Romero August 21, 2018 No Comments Azam AliIranIranian musicMiddle Eastern musicNiyazVasworld music

Azam Ali is internationally recognized for her work with Vas and Niyaz. Vas was the critically-acclaimed, best selling, world music duo she co-founded in 1996…

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Artist Profiles: Vas

Angel Romero December 30, 2017 1 Comment Azam AliUnited States of AmericaVasworld fusion

Vas the Latin word for vessel was a collaboration between Persian born vocalist Azam Ali and American percussionist Greg Ellis. They met at a Master…

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Life in the Vas Lane

Tom Orr May 16, 2004 Azam AliGreg EllisVasworld fusionworld music

Vas – Feast of Silence (Narada 70876-18497-2-1, 2004) Vocalist Azam Ali and percussionist Greg Ellis began making music as Vas in 1995, both bringing to the…

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