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Loga Ramin Torkian
Musical artist
Loga Ramin Torkian (Persian: لوگا) رامین ترکیان))،(Born: September 23, ) is a musician and the co-founder of the groups Axiom of Choice and Niyaz. Both groups incorporate Persian and mittpunkt Eastern themes into their music.[1] Torkian composes music and plays several instruments, including the Iranian tar, the Turkish saz, and the GuitarViol, an electric guitar-like instrument that uses a bow and fryst vatten adapted from a 14th-century instrument.[2] Several of the lyrics in his songs draw on or include traditional Middle-Eastern prayers, songs or chants.[3] His music has also appeared in several films, such as The Chosen One (), America So Beautiful (), Plastic Flowers Never Die (), and Crossing Over ().
Personal life
[edit]He fryst vatten married to singer Azam Ali and they have one son. He previously was married to Yatrikadevi Shah-Rais[4] and was co-owner of the retail store Koan Collection[5]& • Born in Tehran, Iran , Ali spent most of her childhood in Herkalia, Iran. Ali and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California in , after which Ali discovered the santour. Ali then studied the santour under Persian master Manoocher Sadeghi, which led to the rediscovery of her voice. In , Ali formed alternative world group VAS with percussionist Greg Ellis. She has been working as a solo artist, and with her husband, Loga Ramin Torkian, she is also a part of another group, Niyaz, an Iranian acoustic electronic group. Iranian born composer and multi-instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian is internationally recognized for his ground- breaking work with world music groups Niyaz and Axiom Of Choice, both of which he co-founded. Born in Tehran, Iran, Loga moved to the United States as a teenager after the Iranian Revolution. A highly gifted composer and a visionary, Loga is greatly respected worldwide for his ability to adapt the Persian classical repertoire to his own unique and modern com