Edinburgh International Festival: Arooj Aftab
The composer and singer blends ancient Eastern music with contemporary American influences to create a transcendent sound.
About Edinburgh International Festival: Arooj Aftab
| 21st August 2022 | |
| 8pm | |
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Leith Theatre 28-30 Ferry Road, Leith EH6 4AE |
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| £20 | |
| Event organiser/part of Edinburgh International Festival | |
| Visit the event website here | |
The Brooklyn-based Pakistani composer, songwriter and vocalist Arooj Aftab brings her spellbinding voice to Edinburgh. Her mesmerising blend of ancient Sufi music and Urdu lyrics transports audiences far away, updating the mystical sounds of South Asian devotional music with jazz or minimal classical arrangements and a warm stage presence.
Last year, Aftab was nominated for two Grammy® Awards, including 'Best New Artist' for her album Vulture Prince. The track ‘Mohabbat’ from that album was named as one the best songs of 2021 by Time and The New York Times and Barack Obama proclaimed himself a huge fan of the song.
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