Azam Ali
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Azam Ali is an Iranian musician. She has released music as a solo artist as well as with the bands VAS, Roseland, and Niyaz.
Ali in 2005
Santur
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The santur is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin.
Azam Ali
…on 3 October 1970, Ali spent most of her childhood in Panchgani, India. She and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1985. Ali studied the santoor under Persian master Manoochehr Sadeghi, which led her to discover her voice. In 1996, Ali formed the "alternative world" group Vas with percussionist…
Persian Classical Santur
The archetype of the instrument carried horizontally and struck with two sticks, found in iconographical documents in ancient Babylon (1600–911 BCE) and Neo-Assyria (911–612 BCE).
Woman playing a santur, early 19th century, in Qajar Iran
Chalghi santur player playing on a non-standard Iraqi santur