Digital Editor Dalia Al-Dujaili was lucky enough to sit down with renowned Algerian-American dancer Esraa Warda in her Brooklyn apartment. She tells AZEEMA about the origins of her subversive rai dancing, her long-standing musical partnership with icon Cheikha Rabia, and her excitement about a rare and special upcoming performance during this year’s Le Guess Who? Festival.
Read MoreWe welcome London based Pakistani DJ Mahnoor to AZEEMA FM. With a new chapter for our global sounds series. Mahnoor takes us back to how she began DJing and how her heritage, faith and childhood memories are intertwined in her sound.
Read MoreWith her “geek hat on”, the hilarious standup comedian and founder of Weapons of Mass Hilarity, took to an experiment whereby she tried to see if she’d have more luck reaching out to gig promoters with an English name.
Read MoreFarihah Chowdhury takes us through the Bengali history of Brick Lane as developers seek to efface its legacy to accomodate a rising gentrified sensibility.
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