The Department of Music, aligned with the departments of Ethnomusicology and Musicology in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, fosters creative collaboration between performance and scholarship; a cross-cultural understanding and appreciation of musical expression in many forms; and transformative engagement with fellow artists, audiences, and communities both local and global.
Akaram Banai, known as Aki Banai (born in Arak), is a theater, cinema and singer. Her major is singing and she holds a PhD in Conservatory of Music from the University of California. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, USA. He has sung many local songs, including Rashid Khan’s song.
