Artist · Compilation artist
Alya Al-Sultani
Vocalist, Composer, Opera Maker · Basrah / London
Member of Manara trio
Alya Al-Sultani is a dramatic soprano, composer of opera, and producer based in London, UK. Her first musical experiences were Iraqi folk songs sung by her great grandmother and radio broadcasts of classical Arabic music. After leaving Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war, her family settled in Tottenham, North London, where she began to discover the incredible new sounds of the 80s, hip-hop, jazz, and music from the Caribbean.
Releases
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Compilation · 2023 · NaN-23
Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-II)
- 1. Arshan Najafi – Boogh Symphony Electronique5:18
- 2. Leonie Roessler – All Life Begins Hopeful2:08
- 3. Ali Balighi – Untitled_12:32
- 4. Wondering O – Sirius4:27
- 5. silo portem – Surveillance State1:25
- 6. Cedrik Fermont – The Story Of An Old Froglitch Who Could Speak Human3:25
- 7. Ehsan Saboohi – Beckett's Quad Variations No.1 (Compilation Mix)3:51
- 8. Ibukun Sunday – Saririnah – The Embodied Souls0:31
- 9. Balam Ronan – Women, Life, Freedom1:38
- 10. Shaahin Peymani & Judith Hamann – LIZA: A Liminal Journey (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)5:17
- 11. Arshia Samsaminia – FREQ.EXP (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)11:24
- 12. Chem XP – GQ3:05
- 13. Sahar Homami – Overture8:17
- 14. Alireza Amirhajebi – DEEP TIME For Umpans and Bell Sound – CMMF Live performance6:00
- 15. Leonie Roessler & Akane Takada – Splash, Hiss, Shot11:34
- 16. silo portem – Twisted Whispers2:56
- 17. Alya Al-Sultani – Three Ages of Woman-Mother5:52
- 18. Nour Kara and Juliette Capel – En-Sheneh6:30
- 19. Robbert van Hulzen – Zamzamah4:48
Compilation · 2023 · NaN23
Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)
- 1. Arshan Najafi – BOOGH Symphony Electronique5:18
- 2. Leonie Roessler – All Life Begins Hopeful2:08
- 3. Ali Balighi – Untitled_12:32
- 4. Wondering O – Sirius4:27
- 5. silo portem – Surveillance State1:25
- 6. Cedrik Fermont – The Story Of An Old Froglitch Who Could Speak Human3:25
- 7. Ehsan Saboohi – Becketts Quad Variations No.1 (Compilation Mix)3:51
- 8. Ibukun Sunday – Saririnah: The Embodied Souls0:31
- 9. Balam Ronan – Women, Life, Freedom1:38
- 10. Shaahin Peymani & Judith Hamann – LIZA: A Liminal Journey (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)5:17
- 11. Arshia Samsaminia – FREQ.EXP (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)11:24
- 12. Chem XP – GQ3:04
- 13. Sahar Homami – Overture8:17
- 14. Alireza Amirhajebi – DEEP TIME For Umpans and Bell Sound- CMMF Live performance6:00
- 15. Leonie Roessler & Akane Takada – Splash, Hiss, Shot10:34
- 16. silo portem – Twisted Whispers2:56
- 17. Alya Al-Sultani – Three Ages of Woman-Mother5:52
- 18. Nour Kara and Juliette Capel – En-Sheneh6:30
- 19. Robbert van Hulzen – Zamzamah4:48
- 20. Ali Aghili – Death is Standing Above the Skies3:02
- 21. Kian Hossein – Radio Astronomy6:11
- 22. Babak Sepanta – Drown4:50
- 23. silo portem – Pain & Fury2:00
- 24. Wondering O – Suave Resistance6:16
- 25. Mohamad Nikpour – Glory of Flare5:50
- 26. Soheil Soheili & Blatta Joux – Charivari Basement Experience (compilation mix)5:45
- 27. Ashkin Shabani – Overstand3:05
- 28. Shahin Souri – Akeen4:39
- 29. Fuzzle Schnozzle – Bernardinelli-Bernstein3:22
- 30. Mehdi Behbudi – Music for Pure Waves, Bass Drums, and Acoustic Pendulums15:39
- 31. Ramin Ashtari – CNC Machines and more2:38
- 32. Katharina Stadler – Solidarity3:49
- 33. Jesus Valenti – Le ombre si allungano (The shadows lengthen)5:07
- 34. silo portem – The Darkness Before Dawn5:50
- 35. Negar Kharkan – Intimate Invocations (Vayu Residency)5:34
- 36. Zhoobin Askarieh and Ali Sasha – Pollution5:56
- 37. Kian Hossein – 1.5 e + 62:08
Year by year
2023
- Appears on Three Ages of Woman-Mother on Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-II)
- Appears on Three Ages of Woman-Mother on Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)
Press
Field Notes · January 2023Albums of the Month: Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)Read ↗Bandcamp Daily · January 2023Album of the Day: Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. SilenceRead ↗African Paper · January 2023Noise Against the Silence: Umfangreiche Compilation von Teheraner Noise à Noise LabelRead ↗
On the radio
Music played on the radio
BUG Radio · 19 December 2024With Manara trioNoise à Noise #2Manara – Qahr (Compilation Excerpt) from Noise à Noise 24.1: Resistance 1Listen ↗
