Arooj Aftab

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Critic Consensus

Arooj Aftab is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 12 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Arooj Aftab is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth watching. Arooj Aftab concert reviews describe live shows and performances as enchanting, breathtaking, ambient, and mesmerising.

ON TOUR

National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland (October 13); Bozar, Brussels, Belgium (October 16); Heimathafen Neukölln, Berlin, Germany (October 19); L'Aéronef, Lille, France (October 23); Le Trianon, Paris, France (October 25); Teatro Tivoli BBVA, Lisboa, Portugal (October 28); Sala Apolo, Barcelona, Spain (October 29); Sala Villanos, Madrid, Spain (October 30); Bristol Beacon, Bristol, United Kingdom (November 1); Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, United Kingdom (November 2); Chalk, Brighton, United Kingdom (November 6); Various Venues, Utrecht, Netherlands (November 7); Roundhouse, London, United Kingdom (November 7)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

Mutations Festival 2024

November 5 - 9, 2024

Pitchfork London 2024

November 5 - 10, 2024

Le Guess Who? 2024

November 7 - 10, 2024

Big Ears 2025

March 27 - 30, 2025

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Latest Release

Whiskey (Mahogany Session) - Single (3 October 2024)

Artist Info

Genre

global

Origin

Bio

Born and raised in Lahore, Pakistan, AROOJ AFTAB came to prominence in Pakistan in the early 2000s when she developed a style that combines Sufi-mystical poetry with the spirit of independent rock.

Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

July 13, 2024

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Arooj Aftab – crackling wit and songs of elegiac beauty

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Variety (USA)

September 23, 2022

Grammy-Winning Singer Arooj Aftab Plays Breathtaking Set in Met Museum’s Temple of Dendur

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The Scotsman (Scotland)

August 22, 2022

Edinburgh International Festival, Scotland

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Spectrum Culture (USA)

February 22, 2022

The Old Church Concert Hall Portland, OR 02/19/2022 Could Arooj Aftab be the perfect show to quell indoor concert-reentry nervousness? For those of us still learning how to be around people again, the Pakistan-born musician’s songs, tinged with sadness and longing, could very well serve both as a soundtrack to these

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The Guardian (UK)

February 12, 2022

Flanked by just bass and harp, the Grammy-nominated, Brooklyn-based Pakistani artist Arooj Aftab wows Leeds with a pared-down account of her latest album – and its standout track, beloved of Barack Obama

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