MIXTAPE
NABIHAH
IQBAL
Image by Eva Malley
The Hook mixtape is compiled through a series of music related questions. Each artist who fills it out can answer as many or as few of the questions as they wish, and elaborate on their choices, or let them speak for themselves.
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Artist
Nabihah Iqbal
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Location
London
FYI
As well as making her own music, Nabihah runs the hugely successful Glory To Sound programme at Somerset House, hosting Wolfgang Tilmans, Gilles Peterson and Lucinda Chua amongst others
Press Clippings
'As Throwing Shade, Iqbal was already one of electronic music’s most engaging polymaths, thanks to a resumé that included everything from vocalist on SOPHIE’s “Lemonade” to a stint as a human rights lawyer. With Weighing of the Heart, Iqbal adds another couple of strings to her bow, emerging as a pop auteur and songwriter of impressive emotional heft.' Pitchfork
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The last piece of music you paid for (streaming doesn’t count)
Bought a couple of Earth, Wind and Fire records the other day, as well as some Herbie Hancock and an amazing South African psychedelic funk record by Sakhile
Your favourite place to listen to music
Anywhere where it sounds good - at home, at a gig, in the studio...
A song which reminds you of your childhood
Bad by Michael Jackson
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Your go-to karaoke song
Livin on a Prayer by Bon Jovi :)
A song which could change the world if everyone heard it
Mansur’s Message pt. 2
A song you’d rather never hear again
Hard for me to say because I’ve forgotten about it. Bad music is forgotten very easily.
A song which reminds you of someone you don’t see anymore
Prototype by Outkast
A song which gets you in the mood (for dancing)
Love Has Found Its Way by Dennis Brown
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A song which gets you in the mood (for romancing)
Baby Come Close by Smokey Robinson
The soundtrack to your last holiday
Black Focus by Yussef Kamaal
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A song which has changed your mind
Solid Air by John Martyn
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A song which makes you cry
It doesn’t have a title yet
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A song which makes you laugh
Jilted John - Gordon Is A Moron
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A song which gives you goosebumps
Pali Gap by Jimi Hendrix
A song which makes you feel empowered
The Life Divine by Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin
An artist you regret never having seen live
Michael Jackson
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An artist you hope to see live soon
Esperanza Spalding
A gig you’ll never forget
PiL at the 100 Club
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An album you know by heart
Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
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A cover which is better than the original
All Along The Watchtower by the Brothers and Sisters
A song you first heard on a film soundtrack
The Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen (from Donnie Darko)
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A song you love in a foreign language
Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya from the Mughal-e-Azam soundtrack
An instrumental song you love
First Light by Freddie Hubbard
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A song which gets stuck in your head
Same Old Mistakes by Tame Impala / Rihanna
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A recent musical discovery
Sakhile
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