5th December 2018
A World in London, Resonance FM, London, UK
Enigmatic singer songwriter Eliza
Shaddad on this A World in London!
When a musician wrestles with the
capital’s rush hour traffic to reach AWIL and arrives with 3
guitars plus an assortment of bags filled with pedals, plectrums, and
leads, it’s a sign of complete dedication and devotion, plus good
practice for her European tour which kicks off in Hamburg this week!
Eliza’s tenacity was echoed in her determination to complete her
album after two years of dodging obstacles and challenges that many
independent artists face today. The resulting debut, ‘Future’,
came out in October on Beatnik Creative, and is a magnificent debut,
criss-crossing tempos & styles, built around themes of love &
life that connect with everyone. Eliza Shaddad has taken the personal
and translated it into universal, selflessly sharing her joys &
sadness, which she interprets with heartfelt passion when singing in
her beautiful, emotive voice. She’s vulnerable, sincere, and
authentic, baring her soul and digging deep into the depths of
anguish, but finds uplifting moments, and of course hope in ‘Future’.
Between recording tracks with Clean Bandit of ‘Rather Be’ fame,
or supporting Turin Breaks on tour, Eliza is a fearless champion for
women’s empowerment, part of the new wave of young feminists like
actress Emma Watson, and this activism, along with her remarkable
musical talent drew her to the attention of Sounds Like London, the
Mayor’s first music month festival in June. Eliza is a founding
member of ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’, the feisty collective creating
new platforms for women in music, and she’s also involved with the
Orchid Project, which aims to end FGM worldwide. We’ve caught Eliza
Shaddad somewhere in the early stages of her journey in music, where
the personal is political, and where she hasn’t yet capitalised on
her Sudanese roots, but is already ‘successful’. Beyond ‘Future’,
we reckon there are some extraordinarily exciting times ahead!
www.elizashaddad.com
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