On this episode of Quartertones, up-and-coming musician Ghaliaa discusses her love for music, career to date, and finding inspiration in non-fiction. She talks about her childhood, how she came to be so multi-instrumental, and who her Arabic music inspirations are. Ghaliaa also reflects on the influence of TikTok and other social media on the music industry today and what it means to her to write music in Arabic.
Ghaliaa is a Syrian, multi-instrumental and multilingual singer, songwriter and composer whose music blends RNB, hiphop, electro pop, indie and jazz influences.
Connect with Ghaliaa ๐https://www.instagram.com/ghaliaaofficial/?hl=en
Theme music: Peninsular, Tarek Yamani ๐ https://spoti.fi/47I59ns
Hosted by: Mikey Muhanna ๐ https://www.instagram.com/mikey_mu/?hl=en-gb
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afikra | ุนููุฑุฉ is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region โ past, present and future โ through conversations driven by curiosity.
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THIS SERIES IS PART OF THE AFIKRA PODCAST NETWORK
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ABOUT AFIKRA
afikra | ุนููุฑุฉ is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region โ past, present and future โ through conversations driven by curiosity.
๐ Local events in 40+ locations worldwide http://afikra.com/chapters
๐ง New podcasts + videos weekly http://afikra.com/podcasts
โก Become a member: https://www.afikra.com/membership
๐ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afikra_
๐ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official
๐ Twitter: https://twitter.com/afikra
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