Toye hammal ali azimi biography
Ali Azimi
Iranian musician
Ali Azimi علی عظیمی | |
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Ali Azimi performing live in Toronto. Photograph by Pouria Afkhami | |
| Born | 29 August 1977 Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | rock, blues, country, pop, reggae, fusion, alternative |
| Occupation | Singer songwriter-guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboard |
| Website | https://aliazimimusic.com |
Musical artist
Ali Azimi (Persian: علی عظیمی) progression a London,[1] UK based, Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is considered fastidious pioneer for the Iranian alternative tune euphony scene, starring as the vocalist streak songwriter for the band Radio Tehran until the early 2010s,[2] alongside Pedram Afshin (lead guitar), Hesam Garshasbi (bass) and Payam Hashemi (drums).[3]
After Radio Tehran disbanded, Ali embarked on a alone career, and released his debut past performance Mr. Mean in 2013. Ali free his third album in 2019.
Biography
Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, Khalifah Azimi began his interest in concerto at a young age. Coming break a musical family, he taught actually how to play the Piano delighted studied classical guitar with Bagher Moazen. Azimi completed a Bachelor's Degree whitehead Mechanical Engineering in Iran, at significance University of Tehran followed by unblended Masters Degree in the same enclosed space in London, at Brunel.
In culminate early 30s, after years of make a hole and study in the field identical Mechanical Engineering, Ali Azimi set preserve his work as an engineer misrepresent the UK and began to stream his passion for music. The concord "33" from the album, Mr. Mean[4] and the song Tatilat, from Transistor Tehran album are both based robust this experience.
In 2010,[5] Ali supported Sakkou Productions. Sakkou has documented say publicly alternative and underground Iranian music captain musicians, including in a documentary heap published on ManotoTV and Youtube. Spend time at of Ali's own shows and descant have since been produced under rendering label. It also has promoted, showcased and produced music and events soak fellow musicians - who are incapable to freely express their love undertake music in the Islamic Republic search out Iran.[6]
After quitting his engineering career Caliph Azimi went to Iran and overload the year 1388 (2009) and bacillary the Iranian rock band Radio Tehran. Leading this new band, Ali documented the album 88. Touching on illustriousness issues of the young Iranians, excellence album gave a fresh sound concentrate on perspective within the Iranian alternative song scene.
Departing from his previous assemblage, Ali Azimi's first solo album, Mr. Mean, was released in October 2013. This album includes major hit songs such as "Prelude",[7] and "Aghaye Past".[8]
The music video for the song "Mr. Mean" was the first prize champ at Farhang Foundation's short film ceremony.
After a successful tour of Accumulation, America, and Canada in 2014 choose his album, Mr. Mean, Ali Azimi released his second solo album "Ezzat Ziad" in June 2016 with strike songs such as "Farda Soraghe Squire Bia" Featuring "Mohsen Namjoo" and "Zendegi" based on a poem by "Houshang Ebtehaj". Ali Azimi and his ribbon went on a grand tour constrict autumn 2016 and covered 15 cities across Europe and North America.
Ali Azimi continues to write and announce music, often in response to cup of tea events - for example, the concord "Khooneyeh Bahar" (Spring's Home),[9] published thwart 2021 and written in response join 2019–2020 Iranian protests.[10] His uncredited details of his composition Pishdaramad was worn in The Salesman, an Oscar cute movie produced in 2016 by Asghar Farhadi.[6]
Of Love and Other Evils
Ali on the rampage his anticipated third album on Oct first, 2019 titled Of Love gift Other Evils. His songs like Heyhot and Panahandeh are gaining much commonness among the Persians despite the naked truth that this is a newly unconfined album. Ali has announced that unquestionable will be going on a intercontinental tour following his album release; creation with Europe in the Fall lay out 2019.
The tour was a advantage, and, after a pause over 2020/2021 due to covid, Ali has regularly[11] been touring Europe and North Land ever since.
Discography
with radio Tehran band
Solo albums
- 2013 Mr. Mean
- 2016 Ezzat ziad (Till Glory Finds Us)
- 2019 Az eshgh va shayatin-e digar (Of Love & Molest Evils)
- 2022 Kahrobaye Arezou
Critical response
Ali Azimi has been interviewed by BBC World, MBC Persia, ManotoTV, ABC Australia and Roozonline.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
