Arooj Aftab
Arooj Aftab (born March 11, 1985) is a music composer, vocalist and producer who works mainly in the minimalist, jazz and neo-sufi idioms.
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 11, 1985 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Genres | Jazz Minimalist Neo-Sufi |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Vocalist, Producer |
| Labels | New Amsterdam Records |
| Website | www |
Early life and Education[edit]
Raised in Pakistan, Arooj Aftab taught herself to play the guitar and started developing her voice through deep listening to various musicians such as Zakir Hussain, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Billie Holiday, and Mariah Carey.[1] In the early 2000s, Aftab was one of the first musicians to use the internet to promote her music in Pakistan --- her renditions of "Hallelujah" and "Mera Pyaar" went viral and largely inaugurated the Pakistani indie scene.[1]
Aftab moved to the United States in 2005, earned a degree in Music Production and Engineering and Jazz Composition at the Berklee College of Music. She moved to New York in 2009 and has lived there since.
Discography[edit]
Her first album Bird Under Water was released independently on March 9th 2015, and was celebrated by many publications including Songlines Magazine[2], The Wire[3], and The Huffington Post[4]. It also gained her a spot on NPR's list of 200 Greatest Songs by 20th Century Women[5], and NPR's 100 composers under 40[6] of today.
Her second album Siren Islands was released on June 12th 2018 with New Amsterdam Records. The New York Times slotted it in The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2018[7]. NPR included it in their Best Electronic/Dance of 2018[8] list.
The composer-performer’s third studio album, Vulture Prince, was released on April 23 2021 with New Amsterdam Records. Vulture Prince tells the stories of people, relationships, and moments lost, and the album is dedicated to the memory of her younger brother, Maher.[9] Vulture Prince received praise from notable and leading music publications such as NPR Music[10], NPR Classical[11], BBC Radio[12], Pitchfork Magazine[13], The New York Times[14], I Care If You Listen[9], Paste Magazine[15] and Al Jazeera[16].
Collaborators[edit]
Arooj has collaborated with world renowned artists such as Meshell Ndegeocello, Badi Assad, Jace Clayton, Vijay Iyer, Rafiq Bhatia, Shahzad Ismaily, Leo Genovese, Toshi Reagon, Maeve Gilchrist, Petros Klampanis, Magda Giannikou and Gyan Riley.
Performances[edit]
Arooj has performed her music at major venues such as the Lincoln Center[17], Andy Warhol Museum[18], Haus der Kulturen der Welt[19], Le Poisson Rouge, and the Museum of Modern Art[20]. She has also performed at festivals such as The Big Ears Festival[21], The Ecstatic Music Festival[22] and the San Francisco Jazz Festival[23] to name a few. In 2018 she performed at The Kitchen NYC[24], and has opened for Mitski at The Brooklyn Steel[25].
Awards and Nominations[edit]
- 2021 Latin Grammy Award as Vocalist on Residente's “Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe"[26]
- 2020 Student Academy Award as Composer on short film "Bittu" by Karishma Dev Dube[27][28]
- Composer in 93rd Oscar's Shortlist Live Action Short Film, Bittu[29]
Other works[edit]
- Composer, Sound Designer and Implementer for Backbone[30] by Eggnut Games
- Sang the title song Insaaf for the film Talvar, written by Gulzar and composed by Vishal Bhardwaj[31]
- Composed and sang Raske Bhare Tore Nain for the film Dobara Phir Se by Mehreen Jabbar[32]
- Composed and sang the song De Libbe with Daso for Tale and Tone Records[33]
- Featured singer on Climbing Poetree's album Intrinsic[34]
- Music Director for the film Without Shepherds by Cary McClelland[35]
- Composed and sang on the album The Julius Eastman Memory Depot by Jace Clayton[36]
Press[edit]
- Bandcamp, Album of the Day , April, 23, 2021[37]
- Paste Magazine, The 15 Best Songs of March 2021, March 30, 2021[38]
- Paste Magazine, The 10 Albums We're Most Excited About in April, March 31, 2021[15]
- NPR, On 'Vulture Prince,' Arooj Aftab Finds New Meaning In Familiar Words, April 18, 2021[10]
- NPR, New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On April 23, April 23, 2021[11]
- Pitchfork, Best New Track "Mohabbat" Review, March 16, 2021[39]
- Pitchfork, 6 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Arooj Aftab, Ethel Cain, Dinosaur Jr., and More, April 23, 2021[40]
- The New York Times, 5 Things to Do This Weekend, April 22, 2021[41]
- Al Jazeera, Pakistan-born ‘neo-Sufi’ singer breaks free from music traditions, April 22, 2021[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sadia Shirazi on Arooj Aftab". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ "Review". Songlines. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ Arnold, Howard Mandel,Matt Krefting,Emily Bick,Abi Bliss,Frances Morgan,Clive Bell,Adam Harper,Jacob. "The Wire 375". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ Rao, Mallika (2015-06-15). "Here's How You Make 13th Century Islamic Music Sound Fresh". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+ (160-141)". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "The Mix: 100 Composers Under 40". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tommasini, Anthony; Barone, Joshua; Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna da; Allen, David; Walls, Seth Colter; Woolfe, Zachary (2018-12-13). "The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2018". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Our Favorite Electronic & Dance Music of 2018". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 IF YOU LISTEN, I. CARE (2021-04-15). "Video Premiere: "Diya Hai" Performed by Arooj Aftab and Badi Assad". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "On 'Vulture Prince,' Arooj Aftab Finds New Meaning In Familiar Words". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On April 23 : All Songs Considered". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Cerys Matthews". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Arooj Aftab - Albums, Songs, and News". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Russonello, Giovanni (2021-04-23). "Weezer's Rock 'n' Roll Nostalgia Trip, and 10 More New Songs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "The 10 Albums We're Most Excited About in April". pastemagazine.com. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Pakistan-born 'neo-Sufi' singer breaks free from music traditions". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Jesús Carmona & Arooj Aftab". www.lincolncenter.org. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Sound Series: Jace Clayton – The Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner". The Andy Warhol Museum. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ Welt, Haus der Kulturen der (2017-05-31). "Arooj Aftab". HKW. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Summer Thursdays: Arooj Aftab | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Big Ears Festival - BIG EARS EXPANDS 2020 LINEUP". Big Ears Festival. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Ecstatic Music Festival: Thums Up & Arooj Aftab". tickets.kaufmanmusiccenter.org. Retrieved 2021-04-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Vijay Iyer & Thums Up". www.sfjazz.org. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "The Kitchen: Vijay Iyer: The What of the World". thekitchen.org. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Mitski, Arooj Aftab @ Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn on 12/03/2018". Oh My Rockness. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Residente Wins Latin GRAMMY Best Rap/Hip-Hop Song". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2020.
- ↑ "THE TEAM". bittu. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "FESTIVALS & AWARDS". bittu. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "93RD OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN NINE AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Backbone: Prologue - Mid-summer 2020 Update - Steam News". store.steampowered.com. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ Editors, BollySpice (2015-09-06). "'Insaaf' from Talvar – a superb collaboration by Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar". BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Dobara Phir Se", Wikipedia, 2020-12-04, retrieved 2021-04-25
- ↑ "De Libbe from Tale & Tone on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "For the Courageous, by Climbing PoeTree". Climbing PoeTree. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "FILMMAKERS | Without Shepherds". www.withoutshepherds.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Jace Clayton: The Julius Eastman Memory Depot". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Arooj Aftab, "Vulture Prince"". Bandcamp Daily. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "The 15 Best Songs of March 2021". pastemagazine.com. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ Listen to “Mohabbat” by Arooj Aftab, retrieved 2021-04-25
- ↑ Hussey, Allison. "6 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "5 Things to Do This Weekend". The New York Times. 2021-04-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
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