The genre-crossing songwriter’s introspective “Vulture Prince” was a pandemic hit. Now she is returning with “Night Reign,” an LP that reveals her many dimensions. By Sam Sodomsky In a remote studio ...

Earlier this year, Brooklyn-based musician Arooj Aftab became the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy when she picked up the Best Global Music Performance award for “Mohabbat” from her 2021 album, ...

This is part of a series of features from All Things Considered on first-time Grammy nominees, ahead of the April 3 awards. You can read and listen to the profiles on Saweetie, Jimmie Allen and Barlow ...

When Arooj Aftab was in high school, she taught herself to play guitar, recorded herself singing covers, and posted videos of her at-home performances on the Internet. From her bedroom in Lahore, ...

Arooj Aftab has won her first-ever Grammy. Her rendition of “Mohabbat” just took home the prize for Best Global Music Performance at the 2022 Grammys. The Pakistani composer, who is based in Brooklyn, ...

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.