Nabihah Iqbal is a musician, producer, DJ and broadcaster from London. for the past 6 years Nabihah has also been hosting a bi-weekly show on NTS Radio that explores musical traditions and cultures without boundaries.
Between 2013 and 2017, Nabihah released a string of EPs on labels such as Ominira, No Pain in Pop, and Ninja Tune. In 2018, Nabihah launched her ‘Glory To Sound’ project at Somerset House in London. She has been curating a series of events (talks, live music, club nights) which explore the reasons why we love music. Guests include Wolfgang Tillmans, David Olusoga, Gilles Peterson, SOPHIE and Kassem Mosse.
Iqbal has collaborated on several commissions from other fields in the arts, such as her work with Chinese artist Zhang Ding, Wolfgang Tillmans, and her recent participation in a group performance at the Barbican as part of its major Basquiat retrospective. She has also been commissioned by Tate to compose music for the Turner Prize. She has toured extensively around the world, both as a live act and as a DJ. Live highlights include performing at both the Tate Modern and Tate Britain, as well as the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Barbican, K11 Art Institute in Shanghai, Synthposium in Moscow, Inner Varnika festival in Australia and SXSW in Austin, TX. Key DJ dates include Glastonbury, Warehouse Project, Citadel Festival, Boiler Room, Worldwide Festival and Bestival.
This performances is part of Treinnial's music programme curated by Ma3azef.