Arooj Aftab becomes first Pakistani singer to win a Grammy
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Arooj Aftab becomes first Pakistani singer to win a Grammy

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The New York-based singer has been gaining global attention for her work that fuses ancient Sufi traditions with folk, jazz and minimalism. Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab has scored her first Grammy, winning a prestigious trophy for her song Mohabbat in the Best Global Performance category. The 37-year-old, who has lived in the US city of New York for some 15 years, has been steadily gaining global attention for her work that fuses ancient Sufi traditions with folk, jazz and minimalism. “It feels great.” Born to Pakistani parents in Saudi Arabia, Aftab spent her teenage years in Lahore before relocating to Boston’s prestigious Berklee School of Music to study music production and engineering.

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Grammy 2023: Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab bags another Grammy nomination | Details
2 years, 1 month ago

Grammy 2023: Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab bags another Grammy nomination | Details

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Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab already made history by being the first-ever singer who won the Grammy award this year and yet again she has grabbed another spot in the much-anticipated list. On Wednesday, the Brooklyn-based Pakistani singer took to her Instagram handle to announce the news of New York Times Grammy nomination for the year 2023. Later Arooj also shared …

Pakistan-born ‘neo-Sufi’ singer breaks free from music traditions
3 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan-born ‘neo-Sufi’ singer breaks free from music traditions

Al Jazeera  

Arooj Aftab’s musical style is inspired by a diverse range of singers but she refuses to identify with a conventional genre. The musical style The Pakistan-born, Brooklyn-based artist’s musical style is inspired by a diverse range of singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Reshma, and Abida Parveen – the “queen” of Sufi music. Madan Gopal Singh, Sufi musician and cultural historian …

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