Arooj Aftab

Arooj Aftab (born March 11, 1985) is a Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist, music composer, and producer. She has no constraints of musical styles, working in jazz, minimalism, neo-Sufi, and other idioms.

A graduate of Berklee College of Music, the composer channels artists from Terry Riley to Abida Parveen, and has played venues from Lincoln Center to (Le) Poisson Rouge to the Museum of Modern Art. 

In 2020, Aftab composed music for the Academy Award-shortlisted film Bittu and sang on Residente’s Latin Grammy Award-winning single “Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe.”