Faramarz Aslani

Faramarz Aslani فرامرز اصلانی
Aslani in 2013
Background information
Born	(1945-07-13)July 13, 1945 Tehran, Iran
Origin	Iran
Died	March 20, 2024(2024-03-20) (aged 78) Maryland, U.S.
Genres	Persian pop, Folk
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, setar
Years active	1977–2024
Labels	Columbia Records (CBS), Caltex Records, Taraneh Enterprises Inc, Bamahang Productions, Pars Video, Pocket Ace Productions
Website	faramarzaslani.com

Faramarz Aslani (Persian: فرامرز اصلانی; July 13, 1945 – March 20, 2024) was an Iranian singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter, and music producer.

Biography

Faramarz Aslani was born in Tehran, Iran. He was a graduate of London University's College of Journalism and wrote for several Persian and English publications since his graduation in the early 1970s. Upon returning to his native country, he worked for one of two English dailies, Tehran Journal until he was spotted by the President of CBS, in Tehran. His first album, Occupation of The Heart, recorded for CBS in 1977, has remained on the best-sellers chart since its debut. He also recorded a second album, Hafez, a Memorandum, for the same company. In this album, he wrote music to eight poems of Hafez, Iran's, most famous poet and mystic.

After the 1979 revolution in Iran, he took his family back to England, where he worked both as a journalist and a musician. Faramarz had two daughters, Phaedra and Roxana, who are both successful artists, from his previous marriage. Their latest album has been a hit in the United Kingdom. His first tour of the United States began in 1992 when he opened at the Shrine Auditorium and was received by an eager and excited audience. About his latest album, he said: "these songs are the addition of all the sweet and bitter memories of my life." In 2010, Faramarz released his first album since 1999 titled The Third Line (Khatte Sevvom), in his first collaboration with independent record label Bamahang Productions. He lived in the United States.

On March 3, 2024, Aslani announced on his Instagram page that he had been diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo treatment in the new year. He died of cancer at a hospital in Maryland, U.S, on March 20, 2024, at the age of 79.

Music career

In his second album, Hafez, A Memorandum, he wrote music based on eight poems of Hafez, Iran's most famous classical poet. In his last years, he released two albums, Rouza ye Taraneh o Andouh (Days of Song and Sorrow) and Khatt-e Sevvom (The Third Line).

He also collaborated with several other Iranian artists, on various albums. Rumi, The Beloved Is Here, was a collaboration with Dariush Eghbali and Ramesh. That album is an ode to the great poet and mystic, Rumi. Aslani also featured on Shahrzad Sepanlou's album, Yealbum he (One Day) in the song "Maa" (Us). In 2011, Dariush Eghbali and Faramarz Aslani came together again to sing a duet, "Divar" (Wall), as they began their year-and-a-half duet world tour, called The Legends Concert; which took them to 28 cities, from the Far East to the Middle East, to Europe and North America. He was a judge on Persian Talent Show.

Discography

Studio albums

Faramarz Aslani in a concert in Calgary, Canada, Nov. 2013

• Occupation of The Heart 1977 Columbia Records (CBS)
• Hafez, a Memorandum 1978 Columbia Records (CBS)
• Days of Songs & Sorrow 1999 Caltex Records
• The Beloved Is Here 2002 DBF Records
• The Third Line 2010 Bamahang Productions.
• Midnight to Dawn 2017

Singles

• "Soroude Karegar" 1979
• "Parastooha" 1998 (Ft. Faramarz Assef)
• "Ma 2010" (Ft. Shahrzad Sepandlou)
• "Age Ye Rooz 2011" (Ft. Dariush)
• "Ey Eshgh 2011" (Ft. Dariush)
• "Divar 2011" (Ft. Dariush)
• "To 2013" (Unplugged)
• "Do Dariche" 2014
• "Nakhab Koroush" 2018
• "Hanooz" 2020 (Romantic Version)
• "Hanooz" 2020 (Rhythmic Version)
• "Age Ye Roozi" 2021 (Ft. Erfan & Danny)
• "Yadist" 2021
• "Fardaye Azadi" 2022

External links

• Official Website Of Faramarz Aslani