Soom T
Scottish reggae singer, rapper and activist (born 1979)
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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."
17 June 1979
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)
Soom T | |
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Soom T at the Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland on 24 July 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Raggamuffin Queen |
| Born | Sumati Bhardwaj 17 June 1979 Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | bhangra, hiphop, reggae, punk |
| Works | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Khanti Records X-Ray Production Renegade Masters |
| Formerly of | Monkeytribe |
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][5]
Soom T's musical career started as a member of the trip hip-hop dub band Monkeytribe,[6] before going solo in 2005.[7] She has collaborated with artists including Alex Dupuis, Asian Dub Foundation, Gaudi, Kiko, King Creosote,[8] Miss Kittin, Mungo's Hi Fi,[4][9] Naâman, The StoneMonks, Tigerstyle and Xavier Waks.[7][10] She has also released some bhangra songs.[11]
Soom T has performed at festivals including Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, Island Vibe Festival in Australia and Kuranda Roots Festival in Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[12]
In 2013, Soom T wrote the songs for the National Theatre of Scotlandmusical 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.[7]
Soom T is also an activist and has campaigned with the Glaswegian political group Y Network.[11] 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.[7]
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]