About
What to expect
This listening session focuses on Vulture Prince by Arooj Aftab.
- Arooj Aftab won a Grammy for ‘Mohabbat’.
- First Pakistani artist to win a Grammy.
- Her style mixes jazz, minimalist pop and ghazals.
- Ghazals are compared to the blues.
- Album uses violin, harp, double bass, synthesizers.
- These instruments accompany Aftab's voice.
FAQ
What happens at Musica Mundo?
It is a Lights Out Listening Session about Arooj Aftab's album Vulture Prince.
Who is Arooj Aftab?
Arooj Aftab was the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy.
She won Best Global Music Performance 2022 for ‘Mohabbat’.
‘Mohabbat’ is on Vulture Prince.
What style is the music?
Arooj Aftab's style is a mix of jazz, minimalist pop and ghazals.
The ghazal is compared to the blues and deals with loss and longing.
It is one of South Asia's most recognizable music-poetic forms.
It sings about love, absence and spiritual longing, where human and divine sometimes overlap.
On Vulture Prince, the traditional Pakistani instrumentation of her earlier albums gives way to violin, harp, double bass and synthesizers.
These accompany Aftab's voice.
How do I get tickets?
Use the ticket link: dejazzagenda.nl
Getting there
De Lieve Vrouw, Lieve Vrouwestraat 13, 3811 BP Amersfoort, Utrecht, NL
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