Mim Suleiman

A small lady with a big voice, Zanzibar–born Mim Suleiman sings Afro-beat mixed with global fusion, mostly in her native language Swahili, with occasional detours into English and other languages such as Fulani. Her work is always delivered with a big heart and exuberant dance.

Mim recently performed as one of the 80 members of the highly acclaimed Africa Express train tour of the UK, as well as in the BT River of music as part of the pre-Olympic world music festival. A Real World-recorded and Womad-listed artist, Mim also runs singing and storytelling workshops, and is writing a book about the food, music and stories of Zanzibar.

She has released two solo albums, 'Tungi' (2010) and 'Umbeya' (2012). She has also sung backing vocals for the award-winning album 'Tell no lies' by Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara, was a former member of Sheffield's Rafiki Jazz, and played with Bare Knuckle Soul, recording an album, and playing a session in the BBC's Maidavale studios.