Mim Suleiman

Mim Suleiman is a singer, songwriter, composer, performer, workshop facilitator and campaigner from Zanzibar. She now resides in Sheffield, England.[1]

Mim Suleiman
NationalityTanzanian
Websitehttp://mimsuleiman.co.uk/

Biography

Suleiman moved to the UK from Zanzibar in the 1980s, teaching metallurgy at the University of Birmingham before turning her career to music.[2] As she states, "what was once as a person of no art has become now an artist within fifteen years...it's given me a depth of life I've never had before".[3] Her music encompasses elements from afro-beat, electronic, disco, deep house, and soul. She mainly sings in her native language Swahili, but occasionally uses other languages such as English and Fulani.[4]

She is best known for her track Mingi, which features on Soulwax FM in the Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack.

Discography

Albums
  • Tungi (BubbleTease Communications, 2010)
  • Umbeya (BubbleTease Communications, 2012)
  • Adera Dera (BubbleTease Communications, 2015)
  • Kawaida (BubbleTease Communications, 2017)
  • Si Bure (BubbleTease Communications, 2019)
  • Poa (2022)

Singles and EPs
  • Mingi (Running Back, 2010)
  • Nyuli (Running Back, 2010)

References
  1. "Home Modular - Mim Suleiman". Mim Suleiman. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  2. "Mim Suleiman - Explore Culture". exploreculture.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. BeyondSkinMedia (2017-05-19), Mim Suleiman #ArtsDialogue interview, retrieved 2017-07-12
  4. "Mim Suleiman | Dimensions Festival 2017 | Underground Music in an Abandoned Fort". Dimensions Festival 2017. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
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