2012 Grammy Winner Omar Akram Releases New Album, Daytime Dreamer

"After copping a Grammy for his fourth record Echoes of Love, Omar is back with a full-on sonic assault to make sure he does it again. Not exactly pop, he does turn it up a notch loading the new age deck with pop and jazz smarts, keeping it buoyant, upbeat and winkingly sassy." -Chris Spector, Midwest Record

Omar Akram was the first Afghan American to win a Grammy. Akram's music reflects his multicultural roots, incorporating piano, violin, guitars, flute, Persian ney and world percussion.

"The Grammy win brought me a lot of attention, both from the Afghan media and the people of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a very divided country that is made up of many different ethnicities and social groups. After being on the radio and television I heard from everyone. The people there can hardly ever unite behind anything, and after I won the Grammy award there was a shared sense of accomplishment. It was a kind of unity I've never seen that I was very happy to be a part of." -Omar Akram

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