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On Motherhood, Love & Loss - In Conversation with Artists Shivy & Tori

Naomi Joshi sits with US-based Punjabi artists Shivy Galtere and Tori Mumtaz exploring themes of motherhood, grief and love through their collaborative photo project titled ‘Mother’.

BEAUTY, ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -July 5, 2023photography, south asian, motherhood, love, loss, tori mumtaz, shivy galtere

R&B artist Sabrina Bellaouel’s lineage of female storytellers and “f*cking warriors”

The Algerian-French vocalist tells AZEEMA how trips to the motherland informed the way she makes music, whilst her French upbringing provides her with enough genre-contrast to conclude in a rich and effervescent musical identity which she continues to evolve today.

SOUNDAZEEMA -March 28, 2023music, algeria, rai, women, storytelling, love, artist, algerian artist, french, paris, god, religion, spirituality

"Arabic music is going to be in the mainstream": Tamtam on using music as closure and the power of singing in multiple languages

We sit down with Saudi-born & LA-based singer Tamtam following the release of her single Insak, where she tells us how she wants to demonstrate the power of singing in multiple languages, her experiences of viewing time as a healer, and about her visions for how her sonic blueprint will evolve.