Najma Akhtar
also known as Najma (born 18 September 1962) is a British singer of Indian ancestry.
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Najma Akhtar
also known as Najma (born 18 September 1962)[1] is a British singer of Indian[2] ancestry. She was born in Chelmsford, England.
Najma studied chemical engineering at Aston University, Birmingham: her father, brother and sister are also engineers.[3] In 1984 she won the Birmingham Asian Song Contest, and in 1987 produced her first album.[3]
She was born in Chelmsford, England.
She is noted for jazz modification of the traditional Urdu Indian ghazal (love songs and spiritual songs).[5]
Najma studied chemical engineering at Aston University, Birmingham: her father, brother and sister are also engineers. In 1984 she won the Birmingham Asian Song Contest, and in 1987 produced her first album.
She is noted for jazz modification of the traditional Urdu Indian ghazal (love songs and spiritual songs).
She has also appeared as a performer in the songs and videos of other performers, such as jazz and rock saxophonist Stan Harrison.[6] Najma has also worked with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page on the No Quarter DVD.
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