LOS ANGELES TIMES: 'I don't deserve to be other-ized anymore': Arooj Aftab on becoming a surprise Grammy nominee
LOS ANGELES TIMES: 'I don't deserve to be other-ized anymore': Arooj Aftab on becoming a surprise Grammy nominee
BY Randall Roberts
“Though the differences between best new artist nominee Arooj Aftab and the nine other musicians up for the coveted Grammy award are apparent — Aftab sings mostly in Urdu on her 2021 album “Vulture Prince,” for one — the Pakistan-raised, Brooklyn-based vocalist has little interest in being considered an outlier on the Recording Academy’s coveted list.”