Sultaneez

The Band was formed in August 1985 in Tariq Sultan's engagement party in the Hilton hotel, Bahrain, they continued to gain in popularity by the people of Bahrain and south Iran up until their dissolution in January 2006.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

During their years of activity, Sultaneez performed on Bahrain television and music festivals, and have influenced the musicians of the new southern singers of Iran. It is because of this that Sultanies are remembered as one of the most influential bands of southern Iranian (Bandari) music.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

After their "Qesat hoby" album in 1996 Ahmed Sultan, Ali Bahar and Jamal Al-Seeb and released a collaborative Album titled "Carnival Bahraini" ({{Langx|ar|كرنڤال بحريني}}),{{Cite web |title=Carnaval Bahraini 2 (CD) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14017279-Various-%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%A4%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-Carnaval-Bahraini-2 |archive-date= |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Discogs}} Then in 2003 Ahmed Sultan and the Sultanies Band released an album titled "Ismahili," with rotana {{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Ahmed Sultan currently works at the Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB),{{Cite web |title=Ahmed Sultan |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-sultan-20380a270/?originalSubdomain=bh |website=LinkedIn}}{{Cite web |title=From strength to strength, Bahrain and Japan to go green together |url=https://www.arabnews.jp/en/business/article_82548/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Arab News Japan |language=en}} he is an Executive Director – International Offices & Business Development (Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics).{{Cite web |title=Management team |url=https://www.bahrainedb.com/about-us/management-team |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918185224/https://www.bahrainedb.com/about-us/management-team |archive-date=2024-09-18 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Invest in Bahrain |language=en-US}}

Their Bastaki Achomi Parsig song "Naz Akon Naz Akon" inspired by Yusuf Hadi Bastaki's folkloric song of the same name,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU_Wtqe-L9w&feature=youtu.be |title=Yusef Hadi - Naz Akon {{!}} Bastaki {{!}} یوسف هادی - ناز اکن - بستکی |date=2020-10-29 |last=Gamberon Music |access-date=2024-09-10 |via=YouTube}} and one of the most popular songs of this group,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyIEZSDK5CA&pp=ygUK2YbYp9iy2YPZhg== |title=Naz Nakon Sltaniz great hit فرقة سلطانيز الفارسيه نازكن |date=2015-03-22 |last=abdrahman yaghie |access-date=2024-09-10 |via=YouTube}} released on June 25, 1990,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv5ncJg5jMg&list=OLAK5uy_nXXeAaU4_Pf97-E-Jji3ACKi-Aw7VdDx8 |title=نازكن |date=2017-11-27 |last=فرقة سلطانيز - Topic |access-date=2024-09-10 |via=YouTube}}{{NoteTag|Released on: 1990-06-25}} was the basis that inspired Kouros Shahmiri's Iranian Persian song "Naz Nakon", which was released later (1998 AD),{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQsofnfKRk8&feature=youtu.be |title=Naz Nakon |date=2024-07-30 |last=Kouros - Topic |access-date=2024-09-10 |via=YouTube}}{{NoteTag|States the release date is 1998-06-29, remastered on: 2001-06-22}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b41wyfAGsD4&feature=youtu.be |title=Kouros - Naz Nakon {{!}} کورس - ناز نکن |date=2010-07-13 |last=Caltex Music |access-date=2024-09-10 |via=YouTube}} which was also inspired by Sultanies' "Raftom Bebagh" (رفتوم به باغ) which in addition to Kouros Shahmiri's version, also inspired the 2017 Iraqi Arabic version "Hallah Hallah Ya Jamallak" ({{langx|ar|هالله هالله يا جمالك}}) by Oras Sattar,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBnltkGV0wg&pp=ygUh2KfZhNmE2Ycg2KfZhNmE2Ycg2YrYpyDYrNmF2KfZhNmD |title=اوراس ستار #ياجمالك oras sattar ya gmalk |date=2017-01-08 |last=Oras Sattar {{!}} أوراس ستار |access-date=2024-09-10 |via=YouTube}}{{NoteTag|Which achieved 299 Million views! More than the original song that inspired it!}} the 2010 song "Chayi Chayi" by Kouros was also inspired by the song of Soltaniz "Chayi Chayeem Kalam Dard Akon", which was released in 1989,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pm40N7ncCE |title=Jay Jayey فرقة سلطانيز - جاي جاي |date=2017-08-08 |last=AL NAZAER CLIPS |access-date=2024-09-10 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY8Xfr8XywE |title=Kouros - Chai Chai {{!}} کورس - چایی چایی |date=2010-10-07 |last=Caltex Music |access-date=2024-09-10 |via=YouTube}} additionally, in March 2024 a Mazendarani inspired rendition of the song was sung and published by Ebi Aali titled "Shah Detar" (King's Daughter/Princess).{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slvh6IUgKKg |title=Ebi Aali - Shah Detar |date=2024-03-24 |last=Ebi Aali |access-date=2025-04-22 |via=YouTube}}

On August 19, 2024, Ahmed Sultan remastered his songs "Naz Akon + Raftom Bebagh," bringing a fresh and updated sound to the beloved track.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2024-08-18 |title=احمد سلطان ناز نکن |url=https://bastakmusic.ir/27073/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=BastakMusic {{!}} بستک موزیک}}

Sultanies were known for their concerts in which they performed famous Arabic, Persian, English and sometimes Achomi music from their albums, even though their last album was published in 2003, they still performed concerts, mostly at weddings and parties. Their last concert was their retirement concert in 2006 which included Arabic and Persian songs like the Persian song from Mansour "Azize Delami" their first performance was at 1985 at Tariq sultan's engagement party, their first performance was what started the band with the original members (Ahmed sultan, Yousef sultan and Habib sultan). Many Sultanies concerts are not digitalized and are being sold in the form of audio cassettes. Al ahram audio cassettes was a record company based in Manama, Bahrain and helped Sultanies publish their concert songs on cassette and CD.

The manager of the group was Abdullah Ishaq and the main singer was Ahmad Sultan. Other members of the group were as follows:

• Ahmad Sultan: keyboard, lead singer
• Habib Sultan: Bass Guitar
• Khaled Abdul Aziz: Drums - singer
• Hisham Hakimi: Timba - singer
• Youssef Sultan: Choral
• Abdul Qadir: Percussion
• Nabil khonji: Drums
• Gholum Murad: Timba (deceased)
• Mahmoud Bahram: Percussion
• Adel Abbas: Drums
• Ahmad Jahormi: Drummer
• Abbas Fawad Ramin: Choral
• Khaled Ismail, Juman Mohammad and Khaled: Sound Engineering
• Sultan: Percussion

• Ahmed Sultan - Zendagi Ba To (Cover){{Cite web |last=admin |date=2020-11-13 |title=فرقه سلطانیز بحرینی زندگی با تو |url=https://bastakmusic.ir/14120/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=BastakMusic {{!}} بستک موزیک}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOsnQo9839Y |title=زندگي باتو سلطانيز |date=2020-06-13 |last=Ahmed Sultan |access-date=2025-05-07 |via=YouTube}}
• Ahmed Sultan - Naz Akon ({{Langx|fa|ناز اکن|label=none}}), 2024.
• Ahmed Sultan - Bastaki Party ({{Langx|fa|حفله بستکی|label=none}}), 2025.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2025-02-19 |title=احمد سلطان حفله بستکی |url=https://bastakmusic.ir/27371/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=BastakMusic {{!}} بستک موزیک}}

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://bastakmusic.ir/singer/sultanies-band/ Sultaneez on Bastak Music]
• [https://www.youtube.com/@AhmedSultanies Ahmed Sultan on YouTube]
• [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0FkGIwsoCjaDmvYKQnBk1W Sultanies on Spotify]
• [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrp2Tdny4bZ7X36jpbC6aw Sultanies on YouTube Music]
• [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B2/1265755439?l=ar Sultanies on Apple Music]

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Category:Iranian classical music groups

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