Niyaz (album)

Niyaz
Studio album by Niyaz
Released	April 19, 2005 (U.S.)
Genre	Dance, Electronica, World
Length	51:38
Label	Six Degrees Records
Producer	Azam Ali, Loga Ramin Torkian and Carmen Rizzo
Niyaz chronology
Niyaz (2005) Nine Heavens (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Niyaz is the debut album of the Iranian music group Niyaz, an acoustic electronic project. The word "Niyaz" means "yearning" in Persian and Urdu.^[2]

Niyaz reached #12 in the Billboard Top World Albums chart.^[3]

Their song Dilruba was remixed by Junkie XL.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Ghazal"
2. "Nahan 'The Hidden'"
3. "Allahi Allah"
4. "The Hunt"
5. "Dunya"
6. "In The Shadow Of Life"
7. "Arezou"
8. "Golzar"
9. "Dilruba"
10. "Minara"
11. "Amritsar to Amman" (Digipack bonus track)

Lyrical content

"Nahan" appears to be based mostly on parts of خوش باش که هر که راز داند (Xoš bâš ke har ke râz dânad) from Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.

"Allahi Allah" is based on a traditional Urdu religious song.

The text of "The Hunt" is in Persian, and is based on the poem بیا بریم دشت (Biyâ berim dašt) by the 14th century Iranian poet Ubayd Zakani.

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ "Six Degrees Records - Niyaz". http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/artists.php?artist=Niyaz. Retrieved 9/14/10. 
3. ^ "Niyaz chart listing at Billboard Top World Albums". http://www.lunaguitars.com/feature_logatorkian.php. Retrieved 7/12/08. 
4. ^ "Armin van Buuren - A State Of Trance 2006 at Discogs". http://www.discogs.com/Armin-van-Buuren-A-State-Of-Trance-2006/master/7121. Retrieved 9/14/10.