Nabihah Iqbal

Nabihah Iqbal – Dreamer

In the early months of 2020, Nabihah Iqbal’s studio was burgled. All her work was lost, including her long-awaited album. Already suffering from a broken hand and a severe case of burnout, she felt helpless. While the forensic police looked for fingerprints in her studio, she received a call. It was her grandmother; her grandfather had suffered a brain haemorrhage. Nabihah got on a plane to Karachi, Pakistan the next day. As the Covid-19 pandemic surged, Nabihah spent the global lockdown finding resilience amidst the turmoil. “Going to Pakistan turned into a blessing in disguise,” she says. “It affected my perspective on music. At the time, being forcefully removed from the whole scenario of the burglary felt frustrating, but it was the best thing that could have happened.” Nabihah spent those months remembering why she made music in the first place. She went back to basics and bought an acoustic guitar and a harmonium. Alongside a loop pedal and voice notes, she spent the next two years crafting her album, ‘Dreamer’, a high-water mark for the London-born artist.

イギリスのロンドン出身アーティスト Nabihah Iqbal (ナビハイクバル)、２０１７年の「Weighing Of The Heart」から６年ぶりにアルバム「Dreamer」を Ninja Tune からリリースしました。Nabihah Iqbal is a musician, producer, DJ and broadcaster from London. ナビハイクバルは、ロンドン出身のミュージシャン、ライター、ブロードキャスターです。元法律専門家であり、SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) とケンブリッジ大学の両方で学びましだ。彼女は2013年に Throwing Shade という名義で音楽活動、Lemonade などのソフィーの初期の作品にボーカルを提供しています。Ninja Tune 発のことだけあって、DJ なんだけれども、ぜんぜん DJ に見えないし。DJ の写真を見せられてもなんだか DJ に見えないわけで。レコードコレクターでジミヘンぜんぶ揃えたって自慢してるし。ドリームポップとぜんぜん繋がるってこないし。だから出自がレアでブスなドリームポップなんだと思た。