Songs to Heal and Empower

by Samia Malik

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1.	Borrowed Body 04:50	lyrics	buy track
Borrowed Body Fall into my breath The borrowed body Falling through my self The borrowed body Reap just what you sow Pay back just what you owe Just a tale a narrative Let go let go forgive
2.	Like A Gift 04:04	lyrics	buy track
Like A Gift You come like a gift Lifting me clear from the storm Hold me hold me Fold me into your arms When the night is darkest When I am most alone You come to me Like a melody You come to me in song You come to me Like a memory You show me that I belong
3.	Hearts So Soft 04:00	lyrics	buy track
Hearts So Soft With hearts so soft That often bleed Why does it feel so raw? To sit with pain To sit with need. Sit with the anger Sit with the rage Sit with the ache Again and again Places that scare you You fear that they can tear you
4.	Hur Turuf - all Around 07:22		buy track
5.	Planets Shift 06:32		buy track
6.	Wake Up 04:35		buy track
7.	Mothership Earth 02:57		buy track

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Songs to Heal and Empower
An electrifying combination of soaring Eastern melodies, powerful, passionate and heartfelt lyrics in Urdu and English, electronics, tabla and deep bass grooves to leave you moved, inspired and energised!

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released June 9, 2023

CREDITS:

Samia Malik lyrics, compositions, arrangements, translations, recording, vocals, mixing, production
Camilo Tirado ongoing support with mixing, recording tabla, final mixing, mastering
Prabhjit Bains converging mediums of voice, sound & visuals
Sukhdeep Dhanjal tabla
Giuliano Modarelli guitar and recording
For Borrowed Body
Lois Lelland piano
For Hur Turuf – All Around
Imtiaz Tahira Malik Imtiaz Tahira Malik
Phil Toms Strings and accordion arrangement
Steve Bingham Violins performed and recording
Jason Frederick Accordion performed and recording

Simon Richardson photos
Tom O'Calloghan album and tour artwork

THANKS

A big shout out to:
Adrian Cooke, Dr Isobel Anderson, Lois Lelland, Marianne Bal, Francesca O'Conner, Home Recording Academy Community, Julie Woolmore, Ambika Sahay, Joy Carey, John Drowley, Chris Foster, Deane Money, Ian Hawthorn, Benaifer Bhandari, Barnabas & Magi Tiburtius, Anne Tiburtius, Afshan Malik, Ella Malik, Ayesha Neeli Malik, Rizwan Malik, Ingrid Tuefel, Genandiy Ivanov, Clare Purdy-Moore, Maggie & Derek Ball, Jill Gambier, Michael Shamash, Kulbir Kaur, Pete Lacey, David Walden, Isuru Perrera, Sianed Jones, Dr Sofia Malik-Smith, Osmaan Malik, Jonathan Smith, Dulcie Sloan, Karen Bucahnan, Simon Poore, Jill Flintham, Baluji Shrivastav, Linda Shanson, T M Ahmed Kaiser, Pasco Kelvin & the staff at NAC, Amrit Wilson, Jessica Cheetham

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Samia Malik UK

Samia writes and performs songs based on traditional Urdu Ghazal (a highly refined union of poetry with music) extending and subverting the form to explore contemporary issues around identity, race and gender. She has collaborated with acclaimed artists including Baluji Shrivastav OBE, Mallika Sarabhai, Guiliano Modarelli, Seemab Gul, Al MacSween, Sukhdeep Dhanjal, Sianed Jones and Cris Cheek. ... more