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.
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.
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hey aaron..whats up? I love your music its so relaxing. tell sean i found a huge sour patch kids!!! we were talking about that before we left!!anyway, see ya in the summer :)
I was glad to find your music here and at CBC Radio 3 - you're playing in the Soulwindows.com playlist at CBC Radio 3, http://radio3.cbc.ca/play/soulwindowscom
Im lovin the album. I picked up one of those pre release copies from Levon when he was in town over the summer. Some serious panty droppin music haha. Ill certainly go to Greece whenever. You just tell me when. Hope life is treatin ya well!
I see, I don't think I know that guy did he say how he knew me? Really feeling you tunes by the way, you got a quality voice. I see you got a CD for sale, me too. Fancy doing a swap?
Hey Aaron. Hope your show went well! Sorry I wasn't able to make it because I had a show at the Penthouse at the same time! No not stripping...yes playing music. Let me know if you are doing another show though because I would like to see it. Do you do solo acoustic shows? we could always set one up together no prob! Anyway, i'm sure I will see you sometime soon!
Hey Aaron, We haven't met yet, but it seems our circles definitely overlap. Delivered is a beautiful beautiful song man. Is that Frazie in the back ground?
Cheers for drifting through, Truly inspiring voice you've got there matey, warms the old earholes a treat! I'll have to try and catch a copy of the album. All the best. . . . .
today! well that is just! amazing! heart- warmning even! i will be sure and pick up a copy... but the nerd that i am would want it personalized. lol. :P i'm rolling pretty well- ish. and yourself.... i don't know where the media club is. -g. marquez
