Continent-crossing EP showcases her fusion of pop, R&B and breakbeat with sounds of Iran and the Middle East
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by Hannah Ellis-Petersen via Electronic music | The Guardian
In a dark studio space in London, the air thick with the heady scents of jasmine, citrus and peppermint, a small audience stands in hushed anticipation. As the lights go up, the haunting notes of iconic Arabic singer Fairuz’s song Ana La Habibi fill the venue and a petite figure, dressed all in black with a silver nose chain adorning her face, steps on to the stage.
It was an apt opening for the debut live performance of TĀLĀ last Wednesday, a songwriter and producer who has been gathering hype over the past year for her multilayered electronic music that fuses pop, sultry R&B and breakbeat with the distinctively eastern sounds of Iran and the Middle East.
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by Hannah Ellis-Petersen via Electronic music | The Guardian
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