Graeme Thomson

Expectations were met and then exceeded: Arooj Aftab, at Celtic Connections, reviewed

One of those nights where those of us in attendance might feel smugly compelled to say in years to come: ‘I was there.’

Arooj Aftab's music is dark, thick stuff, wrapped in a velvety melancholy. Photo: John Lamparski / Getty Images 
issue 19 February 2022
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