NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Grammy winner Arooj Aftab about finding musical inspiration in the words of the 13th-century Sufi mystic poet Rumi and about how her Pakistani heritage informs her work.

This year’s list of 10 best new artist Grammy nominees reads like a who’s-who of the past year in culture. There’s Olivia Rodrigo, Saweetie, Finneas, The Kid Laroi — musicians with unavoidable hit ...

Aftab's third record, Vulture Prince, was completed after the loss of her younger brother; it weaves grief and longing through the different... On 'Vulture Prince,' Arooj Aftab Finds New Meaning In ...

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Arooj Aftab is a nocturnal creature by preference. It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon — Aftab is dressed in black and wears dark sunglasses — and we’re sitting outside a café on the BedStuy-Bushwick border ...

Arooj Aftab has taken a well-known 80s song and given it a fresh, emotional spin. Her latest release is an Urdu version of Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics, though it sounds very ...

Arooj Aftab's music and compositions are like listening to a soundscape of her home country, Pakistan. Featuring recitations of poems and themes of grief and longing, Vulture Prince is Aftab's third ...

Composer and singer Arooj Aftab took home her first Grammy ever last night. Her rendition of "Mohabbat" won the prize for best global music performance. When we spoke earlier, Aftab had just gotten ...

Arooj Aftab's music and compositions are like listening to a soundscape of her home country, Pakistan. Featuring recitations of poems and themes of grief and longing, Vulture Prince is Aftab's third ...