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Conducted by Jules Buckley
Declared “the coolest rock star in the world right now,” by UNCUT magazine, Arooj Aftab has earned her position at the vanguard of creative music for her embrace of risk and nonconformity. In 2024, she released her fourth solo album, Night Reign (Verve), to universal acclaim, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Jazz Album, while the song “Raat Ki Rani” was tabbed for Best Global Music Performance.
Night Reign’s predecessor, Vulture Prince, ushered Aftab into the cultural zeitgeist, including a place on President Barack Obama’s Summer 2021 playlist. Recognition for the record propelled her to a Best New Artist Grammy nomination in 2022 and a win for the song “Mohabbat,” making her the first artist of Pakistani descent to receive a Grammy Award. Over the last few years, she has delivered “rapturous performances” at major venues and international festivals including Primavera, Glastonbury and Coachella. She has appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk, Later with Jools Holland, Brodie and Mahogany sessions.
North Sea Jazz
The Metropole Orkest is not unfamiliar territory for Aftab; two years ago, we shared the stage at North Sea Jazz with The Diaspora Suite, in which national and international artists, writers, and musicians, together with the orchestra, told the story of the diaspora of 2023 through word and sound.
and contribute to educational projects and the preservation of Dutch heritage.
