Photo: Azam Ali. Courtesy of NIYAZ
Persia After Hours: Azam Ali
GETTY VILLA
The Getty Villa
This is a past event
Persepolis After Dusk
An evening of intimate music and immersive visuals.
Iranian-born, Indian-raised Azam Ali has confirmed her place as one of the most prolific, versatile, and gifted singers, producers, and composers on the international stage today. Together with Iranian multi-instrumentalist/composer Loga Ramin Torkian, she pioneered the cutting-edge acoustic/electronic music group NIYAZ which became an instant world music sensation.
Taking inspiration from the exhibition Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World, Azam and Loga have curated an intimate, acoustic performance featuring a collective of extraordinary musicians as well as immersive visuals projected on the facade of the Getty Villa Museum.
Featuring:
Azam Ali, vocals
Loga Ramin Torkian, guitar viol and lafta
Kourosh Moradi, tanbur
Miisaq Eshaghi, kamancheh
Javad Butah, tabla
Tara Pandya, dance
Jesse Gilbert, visual artist
Persia After Hours is a collaboration between Farhang Foundation, UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music, and Getty.
Schedule:
6:00 p.m.–7:45 p.m.
DJ set by Omid Walizadeh and special exhibition tours.
DJ Omid performs a set of his own productions and remixes that blend his experimental hip-hop roots with sounds spanning 1970’s Persian funk to the Tehrangeles scene of the 1980’s.
Food concessions and bar open until 7:45 p.m.
Museum galleries are open until 7:45 p.m.
8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Performance by Azam Ali.