WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL SITE OF SAMIA MALIK
Born in Saudi Arabia to Pakistani parents, Samia has lived in the UK since she was a child.
She writes, performs and produces bilingual Urdu and English songs based on traditional Urdu Ghazal (a highly refined union of poetry with music) extending and subverting the form to explore contemporary issues around identity, race and gender.
Samia has collaborated and toured nationally and internationally with acclaimed world-class musicians, writers and artists including
Baluji Shrivastav OBE, Dr Mallika Sarabhai, Giuliano Modarelli, Seemab Gul, Al MacSween, Sukhdeep Dhanjal, Sianed Jones and Cris Cheek.
Samia is also a visual artist: her live shows are supported by projections of her original paintings and videos.
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OUT NOW!
NEW Album - SONGS TO HEAL AND EMPOWER
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'Lyrics to sit with. Music as art. Outstanding new album.' DEBBIE GOLT - OUTERGLOBE RESONANCE FM
Songs to Heal and Empower
An electrifying combination of soaring Eastern melodies, powerful, passionate and heartfelt lyrics in Urdu and English, electronics, tabla and deep bass grooves supported by projections of translations and visual art to leave you moved, inspired and energised!
‘From the first note of the first number there was astonishment and rapt attention. There was a real sense of seeing something never tried before. Experts talk of "fusion"...but no- one's seen fusion like this’
Janet Trewin – Norwich Future Radio
ABOUT Songs to Heal and Empower
Songs to Heal and Empower is the product of a period of R&D, starting during the pandemic, where Samia built her own home studio, began learning about recording, music production and mixing with financial backing from The Arts Council of England, regular support from London based sound technician and artist Camilo Tirado, and working closely with the Home Recording Academy (HRA) run by Dr Isobel Anderson, to produce this groundbreaking genre-defying new work.
Songs to Heal and Empower is touring across the UK in 2023 and the new album is released across all digital platforms on the 9th June 2023.
Upcoming tour dates
“Iconic songs to heal and empower ” - Writer and activist Amrit Wilson