Niyaz featuring Azam Ali

Described as “mystical music with a modern edge,” Niyaz seamlessly blends medieval Sufi poetry and folk songs from Iran and surrounding Persian Gulf countries with rich acoustic instrumentation and state-of-the-art electronics. Azam Ali’s exquisite vocals in Dari, Farsi, Urdu and Turkish transport one instantly to distant lands and states of mind. Interactive designer/visual artist Jerome Delapierre, offers a groundbreaking and immersive multi-media experience, merging live musical and sacred dance performance with interactive technologies and advanced projection/body-mapping techniques. Niyaz creates a synthesis of sound, space, image and light, inviting the audience inside the art to share in a unique multi-sensory experience. A must-see event!