Aki Banayi

Akram Banaei (Persian: اکرم بنایی; May 4, 1951 – November 2, 2025), better known as Aki Banayi (Persian: اکی بنایی) was an Iranian-American singer.

Life and career

Banaei was born in Arak on May 4, 1951, a sister of actress Pouri Banayi.[1] Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she emigrated to Los Angeles.[2] She earned a Ph.D. from the Conservatory of Music at the University of California.[3]

She released an album, Your Look in 2004. Throughout her career, she recorded a number of folk songs, working alongside Homa Mirafshar, Ardalan Sarfaraz, Mohammad Heidari, Touraj Shabankhani, and Manouchehr Cheshmazar.[4]

Banayi died in Los Angeles on November 2, 2025, at the age of 74.[5]

References

  1. ^ پوری بنایی: از گوگوش به‌خاطر بهم زدن ازدواجم متشکرم! (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-04 – via www.tabnak.ir.
  2. ^ "آواهای کم‌شنیده از دیروز تا امروز • اکی بنایی – DW – ۱۳۹۸/۱۲/۱". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  3. ^ "اَکی بنایی، خواننده رشیدخان و گل پامچال، درگذشت". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2025-11-02. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  4. ^ "آواهای کم‌شنیده از دیروز تا امروز • اکی بنایی – DW – ۱۳۹۸/۱۲/۱". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  5. ^ فردا, رادیو (2025-11-02). "اکی بنایی، خوانندۀ نامدار پیش از انقلاب، درگذشت". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
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