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Samia Malik "Jaago - Wake Up"

"Fresh from an acclaimed history-making tour of India, Samia Malik returns to Norwich with her 'wonderfully powerful writing, a potent fusion of Urdu and English'. Working within both western and South Asian musical traditions, she 'writes in the Urdu tradition of sung poetry (Ghazal) and takes it to completely new territory by giving voice to her own and possibly a generation of Asian women's experience in Britain'."

- Alan Scott, Resonance

"Different countries, different languages, different women, one story, this is a skilful performance that celebrates differences"

- Anjou Musafir, The Asian Times

"A vivid fusion of mystical poetry, liberationist politics and deep trance grooves, one of those magic projects that grow in intensity with every listen"

- David Lewis, Exclaim

"Personal and yet familiar, a journey of empowerment and liberation"

- Anjali Dhal, The Hindu

"A bold statement, the rapt audience witnessed the power of the contemporary artist to take up contentious issues with frankness as well as sensitivity using heart rendering creative poetry and song"

- Lalit Gupta, Kashmir Excelsior

"A note of hope, touched many hearts"

- Radhika Rajamani, The Hindu

"Soulful lyrics weave the personal into the universal, a unique experience that is bound to stir and move"

- Meenakahik Marik, The Times of India

Samia Malik "The Colour of the Heart "

"a sensual and melodic sound that will appeal to a culturally mixed audience, at once romantic and political poems of women's assertion. Though entitled The Colour of the Heart, somewhere along the line this compact disc touches the soul"

- Debjani Chatterjee & Brian D'Arcy, Writing in Education