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Aaron Nazrul

"Butterfly Man Album Available Now!

About Me

Read the Swanktrendz.com review of "Butterfly Man"
"A quality work that is nothing short of brilliant"
Aaron Nazrul is one of Vancouver’s brightest emerging musical talents, a world traveler and folk singer with the voice of a future classic. Aaron’s music captures the raw emotion of Ben Harper and the cultural diversity of Manu Chao, with a unifying philosophy inspired by the poet Nazrul: "I don’t belong to just this country, this society. I belong to the world."
Aaron first performed his music internationally at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2007, winning critical acclaim and the hearts of fans from all over Europe. He was hailed as "the Golden Voice of the festival" by Festival FM, who frequently invited him to perform songs live on the radio.
Known to his friends as Aaron Ross, Aaron got the nick-name Nazrul when he was living in Montreal for a year as part of his travels. His Bangladeshi friends said he reminded them of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the "Rebel Poet of Bangladesh", so Aaron took it as his singing persona. Click here to learn more about the original Nazrul.
The debut album from Aaron Nazrul, "Butterfly Man", is now available from Lit Fuse Records, as well as through CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store . Aaron wrote the album while traveling in Southeast Asia, riding his motorbike around Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China and Thailand. The local flavours and impressions from each culture have been absorbed into the song-writing, creating a record that is deeply personal but also ’of the world’, a journal of life’s constant metamorphosis. "Butterfly Man" is a slang term in Asia for a restless soul, someone who constantly moves from place to place, or from person to person. The title track says it all: "Today I’m yours, but tomorrow when I’m gone, you’ll understand."
Join Aaron’s Facebook group, the Butterfly Man Club.
Aaron can be booked for live gigs with his Latin/Soul band simply by messaging this site, or through SonicBids at the link below.
View Aaron Nazrul’s EPK
Copies of "Butterfly Man" can be purchased by mail order from Lit Fuse Records , $15 plus shipping fees. Just click the button and it will come in the mail.
Check out the new videos online at YouTube.com/AaronNazrul

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/13/2007
Band Members: Aaron Nazrul
Influences: Otis, Bob, Bobby, Sam, Ray, Ray, Marvin, Ben, José, Memo, Compay, Georges, Manu, and many others...

Live Studio Session Video for "Butterfly Jam":

Sounds Like: Cream pouring
Record Label: Lit Fuse Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

abrigo

Feliz feliz.good stuff these days.Learning how to save lives this week.Good news:8 person band in effect, I’m stoked... Horn section baby, + the usual suspects.playing in two festivals this seas...
Posted by Aaron Nazrul on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:35:00 PST

DELIVERED

I'm so far inside the jungle deepMore long gone with each machete sweepKnow my time for me is 'bout to comeFinally see all the things I've doneI awake inside a dreamDrunk & dazed under a treeI feel ha...
Posted by Aaron Nazrul on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:38:00 PST

IMAGINATE

Imaginateque desde muy ninote llevaba floreste daba mi abrigo.Imaginateque soy el amigode tu mismo gradoque lleva tus libros.Imaginateque soy de tu calleque siempre pasepor donde miraste.Imaginateque ...
Posted by Aaron Nazrul on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:32:00 PST

Resurrection. Silvio Rodriguez

From the dust of the AraucaniansFrom the stone of the AztecsFrom the blood of the slavesComes the resurrection.Let butterflies catch fireLet the wind then seize themTo ignite the volcanoAnd give hymn ...
Posted by Aaron Nazrul on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:30:00 PST