Soom T

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Soom T
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Soom T at the Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland on 24 July 2016
Background information
Birth nameSumati Bhardwaj
Also known asRaggamuffin Queen
Born17 June 1979
Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland
Genres bhangra, hiphop, reggae, punk
DiscographyGood (2022)
The Arch (2020)
Born Again (2018)
Ode To a Karrot (2017)
Free As Bird (2015)
Bullet Over Babylon (2015)
Send Dem Kids To War (2007)
The Arch (2020)
The Louder the Better (2024)
Years active2005–present
LabelsKhanti Records
X-Ray Production
Renegade Masters
Formerly ofMonkeytribe

Sumati Bhardwaj (born 17 June 1979), better known by her stage name Soom T, is a Scottish reggae singer, rapper, record label director and activist. She is nicknamed the "Raggamuffin Queen."

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Biography

Soom T was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland. [1] She is of Indian heritage and is a Christian. [2] [3] She has been nicknamed the "Raggamuffin Queen" by the media and fans. [4]

Soom T's musical career started as a member of the trip hip-hop dub band Monkeytribe, [5] before going solo in 2005. [6] She has collaborated with artists including Alex Dupuis, Asian Dub Foundation, Gaudi, Kiko, King Creosote, Miss Kittin, Naâman, The StoneMonks, Tigerstyle and Xavier Waks. [4] [6] [7] She has also released some bhangra songs. [8]

In 2013, Soom T wrote the songs for the National Theatre of Scotland musical Glasgow Girls , inspired by a group of seven young Glaswegian women who highlighted the poor treatment of asylum seekers whose rights of appeal had been exhausted. [6]

Soom T is also an activist and has campaigned with the Glaswegian political group Y Network. [8] She performed anti-war song Send Dem Kids To War with supergroup The Burns Unit on the television programme Later... with Jools Holland in 2011. [6]

Soom T established the record label Renegade Masters, through which she self-produced her 2022 album Good. The album cover was designed by French 3D street artist Nikita. [2] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Péguillan, Frédéric (5 February 2016). "Soom T, princesse du ragga au royaume de la pop". Telerama (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "REGGAE Soom T - Good". IRIE™ Magazine. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Ashley, Brooke (27 March 2024). "Album Showcase: Soom-T - "The Louder the Better"". Rootfire. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Soom T. Ray of hope in the dark". Kultur. 8 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Frith, Simon; Cloonan, Martin; Williamson, John (29 September 2023). Made in Scotland: Studies in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 120. ISBN   978-1-000-96101-0.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "SOOM T". Renegademasters. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Soom T". Couleur Café 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Soom T". Rootfire. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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