Singer: Niyaz
Title: Nine Heavens
Label: Six Degrees Records ‎– 657036 1150-2
Type: 2 x CD, Album, Repress
Country: US
Date of released: 2009
Category: Electronic, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Ottoman Classical, Persian Classical
Size MP3 zip: 1819 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1354 mb
Rating: 3.5✭
Format: MP3 MP1 DXD XM MMF FLAC AAC ADX FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

Nine Heavens
1-1	Beni Beni Lyrics By [18th Century Turkish Poetry] – Asik DertliTranslated By [With The Help Of] – Ulas Ozdemir*Vocals – Aytekin Atas*, Ulas Ozdemir*	4:31
1-2	Tamana Lyrics By [18th Century Urdu Poetry] – Khwaja Mir Dard	5:13
1-3	Feraghi - Song Of Exile Written-By [Folk Song] – Traditional Khorassan Iran*	5:46
1-4	Ishq - Love And The Veil Lyrics By [18th Century Urdu Poetry] – Khwaja Mir Dard	6:26
1-5	Allah Mazare Vocals – Kourosh MoradiWritten-By [Folk Song] – Traditional Khorassan Iran*	6:24
1-6	Iman Lyrics By [18th Century Urdu Poetry] – Hali	7:24
1-7	Molk-E-Divan Lyrics By [13th Century Persian Poetry] – Amir Khosrow Dehlavi	5:35
1-8	Hejran Goblet Drum [Darbuka] – Andre Harutyunyan	3:17
1-9	Sadrang Lyrics By [13th Century Persian Poetry] – Amir Khosrow Dehlavi	5:43
Nine Heavens - The Acoustic Sessions
2-1	Allah Mazare (Acoustic) Vocals – Kourosh MoradiWritten-By [Folk Song] – Traditional Khorassan Iran*	6:22
2-2	Beni Beni (Acoustic) Lyrics By [18th Century Turkish Poetry] – Asik DertliTranslated By [With The Help Of] – Ulas Ozdemir*Vocals – Aytekin Atas*, Ulas Ozdemir*	4:44
2-3	Sadrang (Acoustic) Lyrics By [13th Century Persian Poetry] – Amir Khosrow Dehlavi	5:16
2-4	Tamana (Acoustic) Lyrics By [18th Century Urdu Poetry] – Khwaja Mir Dard	5:52
2-5	Feraghi - Song Of Exile (Acoustic) Written-By [Folk Song] – Traditional Khorassan Iran*	5:45
2-6	Hejran (Acoustic) Goblet Drum [Darbuka] – Andre Harutyunyan	3:16
2-7	Ishq - Love And The Veil (Acoustic) Lyrics By [18th Century Urdu Poetry] – Khwaja Mir Dard	5:44
2-8	Molk-E-Divan (Acoustic) Lyrics By [13th Century Persian Poetry] – Amir Khosrow Dehlavi	4:31

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Niyaz
• Copyright (c) – Six Degrees Records
• Manufactured By – Six Degrees Records
• Marketed By – Six Degrees Records
• Engineered At – Nandi Sound
• Engineered At – Suite 775
• Recorded At – Nandi Sound
• Recorded At – Suite 775
• Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Published By – KarmaTara Music
• Published By – Nandi Publishing
• Published By – Carmen Rizzo Music
• Pressed By – OEM (Optical Experts Manufacturing)

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Michael Snyder
• Baglama, Baglama [Cura] – Ulas Ozdemir*
• Bansuri – Pandit Radha Prasad
• Double Bass [Upright] – Miles Jay
• Drums [Aski Davul (Dahol)], Bendir, Goblet Drum [Darbuka], Tambourine [Zilli Def] – Omer Avci*
• Drums [Daf], Goblet Drum [Tombak] – Kourosh Moradi
• Engineer [Acoustic Recordings], Recorded By [Acoustic Recordings] – Loga Ramin Torkian
• Engineer [Additional Percussion And Recordings] – Omer Avci*
• Engineer [Programming], Recorded By [Programming] – Carmen Rizzo
• Mastered By – Chris Bellman
• Mixed By – Azam Ali, Carmen Rizzo, Loga Ramin Torkian
• Music By [Additional] – Carmen Rizzo
• Music By, Arranged By – Azam Ali (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-6 to 1-9, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6 to 2-8), Loga Ramin Torkian (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-6 to 1-9, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6 to 2-8), Sabahat Akkiraz (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-5)
• Other [Make Up] – Judie Tallman
• Performer [Kamman], Baglama [Saz, Cura], Lute [Setar, Lafta, Robab], Strings [Jumbush Saz, Guitar Viol], Electric Guitar – Loga Ramin Torkian
• Photography By [Artist] – Austin Young
• Producer – Azam Ali, Carmen Rizzo, Loga Ramin Torkian
• Programmed By, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Drums – Carmen Rizzo
• Tabla – Satnam Ramgotra
• Translated By – Azam Ali (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-8, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-7), Bijan Motahedeh (tracks: 1-7, 1-9, 2-3, 2-8)
• Voice, Cimbalom [Santour], Drums [Daf, Frame Drums], Strings [Chan Chan], Cymbal [Chinese], Tambourine [Riqq] – Azam Ali

Notes

Identical to Nine Heavens except for the matrix (different pressing plant).

Packaged in a Digipak.

Acoustic recordings engineered and recorded at Nandi Sound (Los Angeles) July - November 2007.
Additional percussion and recordings engineered in Istanbul, Turkey.
Programming recorded and engineered at Suite 775 (Hollywood).

All songs published by KarmaTara Music (BMI), Nandi Publishing (ASCAP), and Carmen Rizzo Music (ASCAP).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 57036 11502 6
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): 06/16/2009 02:17:08 PM #2329 0980699 01
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): 11/19/2008 02:22:17 PM 0996318 01
• Mastering SID Code (CD1, CD2): IFPI LN08
• Mould SID Code (CD1, CD2): IFPI JI02
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
657036 1150-2	Niyaz	Nine Heavens ‎(2xCD, Album)	Six Degrees Records	657036 1150-2	US	2008
657036 1150-2	Niyaz	Nine Heavens ‎(2xCD, Album, RP)	Six Degrees Records	657036 1150-2	US	2012
657036 1150-2	Niyaz	Nine Heavens ‎(2xCD, Album, Promo)	Six Degrees Records	657036 1150-2	US	2008