Arooj Aftab

composer

Musician

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Grammy winner Arooj Aftab teamed up with filmmaker Josephine Decker to create “Rise, Again,” which follows women and their children living on the fringes of LA after being evicted.

‘Rise, Again’ shows unhoused LA moms leaning on each other

Grammy winner Arooj Aftab teamed up with filmmaker Josephine Decker to create “Rise, Again,” which follows women and their children living on the fringes of LA after being evicted.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Fresh off her Grammy win, Arooj Aftab returns to LA to headline the final performance in The Broad Museum’s summer series “Now We’re Here.”

Arooj Aftab brings Grammy-winning Sufi jazz to Broad Museum

Fresh off her Grammy win, Arooj Aftab returns to LA to headline the final performance in The Broad Museum’s summer series “Now We’re Here.”

from Greater LA

Arooj Aftab is nominated for Best New Artist at this year’s Grammys. She sings in mostly Urdu, and her work is inspired by an ancient form of Islamic poetry.

Grammy nominee Arooj Aftab on the relentless way life gives you joy, sadness, love

Arooj Aftab is nominated for Best New Artist at this year’s Grammys. She sings in mostly Urdu, and her work is inspired by an ancient form of Islamic poetry.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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