Music holds different meanings at different times in our lives. In the Listening In podcast series, Yasmeen Soudani of SouqSounds sits down with three incredible guests to explore how their love of music shapes who they are.

Spanning inherited family favourites, hype songs, dancefloor staples and much more, guests share their eclectic tastes and explore how music has shaped their lives so far: from connecting them to their cultures, to inspiring them to pursue their careers in the creative and cultural industries.

Episode #1 Fatiha El-Ghorri

Fatiha El-Ghorri is a British-Moroccan comedian and writer. In this episode of Listening In, Yasmeen and Fatiha talk women’s empowerment, untranslatable sayings, and the cultural significance of Baby Got Back.

Content notice: this episode features discussions of Islamophobia.

Episode #2 Phil Juma

Chef Philip Juma is the man behind JUMA Kitchen, serving up Iraqi cuisine from Baghdad to Borough Market for over 10 years. In Episode 2 of Listening In, Yasmeen and Phil talk dolma, dj’ing, and his love for his hometown, London.

Episode #3 Saliah

Saliah is a music producer and DJ of British-Lebanese origin. In the final episode of the series, Yasmeen and Saliah talk about music production, what it’s like to meet Ragheb Alameh and support Lady Leshurr to a crowd of over 10,000 people in Poland.

About Yasmeen Soudani

Yasmeen Soudani is a sound artist, radio host,  DJ and freelance curator born in Jordan and based in Leeds. She runs souqsounds: sound of collective action —a muti-faceted platform that organises community engagement events, curates film screenings, workshops, talks, compilation albums and radio shows.