Nazeel Azami

Nazeel Azami
Nazeel Azami

Nazeel Azami at Eid In The Square in 2007
Background information
Also known as Nazeel Al Azami
Born August 1981 (age 30)
Manchester, United Kingdom
Origin London, United Kingdom
Genres Islamic, Nasheed, Hamd, Na'at, World music
Occupations Singer, songwriter and teacher
Years active 2002-present
Labels Awakening Records
Associated acts Sami Yusuf
Website nazeelazami.com

Nazeel Azami (Bengali: নাজিল আজামি; born August 1981) is a British singer-songwriter of spiritual music.

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Education and background

Nazeel Azami is of Bangladeshi descent, and grew up in London and Manchester. He went to a primary school in London, secondary schools in 3 different countries, and attended University of Manchester studying BSc Physics with Business Management, and PGCE.[1]

He developed his music talent at a very young age after his mother encouraged him to memorise and recite classical, traditional poetry and songs. He was further influenced by his maternal uncle who was also a singer-songwriter and poet.[2][3]

Career

Azami started his new career signed to Awakening Records, with his first album in 2006. Previously he had featured as a backing vocalist on British Muslim singer Sami Yusuf's first album Al-Mu`allim. He sings in a number of languages including, English, Bengali, Arabic and Urdu.[1]

In November 2006, he performed at the Global Peace and Unity Event in the ExCeL Exhibition Centre London organised by Islam Channel.[4]

He is also a secondary and sixth form teacher of Islamic Sciences and Arabic at London East Academy Boys School(no longer teacher there).[5]

Discography

Dunya
Studio album by Nazeel Azami
Released 1 September 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre Islamic, Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Nasheed, Hamd, Na'at, World music
Length 36:44
Label Awakening Records

His first album, "Dunya", was released in September 2006,[6] which combined different languages, themes and cultures.[7]

Track list

No. Title Language(s) Length
1. "Opening"   English 03:25
2. "Rahmanur-Rahim"   English 03:50
3. "Realisation"   English 03:34
4. "Ishara"   Bengali, English 04:28
5. "Knowledge"   English 03:11
6. "Salam"   English 02:37
7. "Traveller"   English 04:30
8. "Heart to Heart"   English 03:39
9. "Confession"   Arabic, English 03:29
10. "Light"   Arabic, Urdu, English 04:01
Total length:
 36:44

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Awakening Records". http://www.awakeningrecords.org/theartists/artist_nazeel.htm. Retrieved 15-12-2006.  Nazeel Azami
  2. ^ Artists "Global Peace & Unity Event 2006". http://www.moftak.com/gu06/ArtistsDescription.asp?aid=30&an=Nazeel%20Azami Artists. Retrieved 25-11-2006.  Artists - Nazeel Azami
  3. ^ "Muslim Hip-Hop". http://www.muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Nasheed/Nazeel_Azami.  Nazeel Azami
  4. ^ "Ethnic Now The Global Peace and Unity Event 2006". http://www.ethnicnow.com/channels/arts-culture/press-release/5/861/the-global-peace-and-unity-event.html. Retrieved 22-11-2006. 
  5. ^ "London East Academy". http://www.londoneastacademy.org.uk/about-us/teaching-staff.  Teaching Staff
  6. ^ "Nazeel Azami". http://www.awakening.org/nazeelazami/home/index.htm. Retrieved 12-12-2006. 
  7. ^ "Nazeel Azami". http://www.awakening.org/nazeelazami/album/index.htm. Retrieved 12-12-2006.  Dunya

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