Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Faramarz Aslani
Faramarz Aslani (Persian: فرامرز اصلانی), is an Iranian guitarist, songwriter and pop singer. 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 working for several publications, including Tehran Journal. After the Iranian revolution he moved to England with his family. He currently lives in United States. He has two daughters, Phaedra and Roxana from a previous marriage.
His albums are few and far in between, however, each album is considered a classic, from the moment of its release. His signature song, "Age Ye Rooz" (If One Day...), released in 1977, which passed its 30 year anniversary in 2007, has been on the Top 10 international Music charts for years. Other international singers, such as Ajda Pekan, have recorded this song 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 achievement as a singer/songwriter. He tours regularly across the United States and Canada. Samples of his concerts can be found on various sites, such as Youtube.com. Currently his latest album, Khate Sevom (The Third Script), is in its final stages of release.
His albums are few and far in between, however, each album is considered a classic, from the moment of its release. His signature song, "Age Ye Rooz" (If One Day...), released in 1977, which passed its 30 year anniversary in 2007, has been on the Top 10 international Music charts for years. Other international singers, such as Ajda Pekan, have recorded this song 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 achievement as a singer/songwriter. He tours regularly across the United States and Canada. Samples of his concerts can be found on various sites, such as Youtube.com. Currently his latest album, Khate Sevom (The Third Script), is in its final stages of release.
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