Soom T
Soom T | |
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 Soom T at the Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland on 24 July 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sumati Bhardwaj |
| Also known as | Raggamuffin Queen |
| Born | 17 June 1979 Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | bhangra, hiphop, reggae, punk |
| Discography | Good (2022) The Arch (2020) Born Again (2018) Ode To a Karrot (2017) Free As Bird (2015) Bullet Over Babylon (2015) Send Dem Kids To War (2007) The Arch (2020) The Louder the Better (2024) |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Khanti Records X-Ray Production Renegade Masters |
| Formerly of | Monkeytribe |
Sumati Bhardwaj (born 17 June 1979), better known by her stage name Soom T, is a Scottish reggae singer, rapper, record label director and activist. She is nicknamed the "Raggamuffin Queen."
Biography
[edit]Soom T was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland.[1] She is of Indian heritage and is a Christian.[2][3] She has been nicknamed the "Raggamuffin Queen" by the media and fans.[4]
Soom T's musical career started as a member of the trip hip-hop dub band Monkeytribe,[5] before going solo in 2005.[6] She has collaborated with artists including Alex Dupuis, Asian Dub Foundation, Gaudi, Kiko, King Creosote, Miss Kittin, Naâman, The StoneMonks, Tigerstyle and Xavier Waks.[4][6][7] She has also released some bhangra songs.[8]
In 2013, Soom T wrote the songs for the National Theatre of Scotlandmusical Glasgow Girls, inspired by a group of seven young Glaswegian women who highlighted the poor treatment of asylum seekers whose rights of appeal had been exhausted.[6]
Soom T is also an activist and has campaigned with the Glaswegian political group Y Network.[8] She performed anti-war song Send Dem Kids To War with supergroup The Burns Unit on the television programme Later... with Jools Holland in 2011.[6]
Soom T established the record label Renegade Masters, through which she self-produced her 2022 album Good. The album cover was designed by French 3D street artist Nikita.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Péguillan, Frédéric (5 February 2016). "Soom T, princesse du ragga au royaume de la pop". Telerama (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ a b "REGGAE Soom T - Good". IRIE™ Magazine. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ Ashley, Brooke (27 March 2024). "Album Showcase: Soom-T - "The Louder the Better"". Rootfire. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Soom T. Ray of hope in the dark". Kultur. 8 April 2022.
- ^ Frith, Simon; Cloonan, Martin; Williamson, John (29 September 2023). Made in Scotland: Studies in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-000-96101-0.
- ^ a b c d "SOOM T". Renegademasters. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Soom T". Couleur Café 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Soom T". Rootfire. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Performing at Subsonic Festival in Romania in August 2012
- Performing with Naaman on Good Morning Toulouse in March 2013
- Soom T on Instagram
- Soom T on Facebook
- Soom T's channel on YouTube
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