Biography omar akram download album

American music producer, composer and pianist

Musical artist

Omar Akram is an Afghan-American producer, composer, and pianist.

Biography omar akram download album

In 2013, he became the first Afghan-American to win a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for his fourth studio album, Echoes of Love.^[1] Omar’s most recent album release, Moments Of Beauty, was nominated for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant album at the Grammy Awards in February 2024.^[2] He is also an inspirational writer who contributes to The Huffington Post.

Early life

Akram was born in New York City. He grew up traveling around the world as the son of a United Nations diplomat living everywhere from Prague to Havana as well as his ancestral home of Afghanistan.^[3] He notably met Fidel Castro at the age of 14, who is said to have allowed him to sneak into the local Cuban jazz clubs, the sounds of which influenced his formative compositional style.^[4]

Career

In 1993, Akram moved to Los A