Swedish-born London-based singer, Fatima recently released a new single via Eglo Records titled "Black Dough." Mindtravelin, her debut EP was released in 2010, continued by another EP, Follow You in 2011, and most recently, Circle EP in 2013- all via Eglo Records. She is set to release her highly anticipated debut LP, Family/La Neta on November 18th- featuring collaborations with Flako aka (Dirg Gerner's alias), Computer Jay and Grammy award winning, Shafiq Husayn.
What local music did you grow up with?
"There's an old Swedish Jazz singer called Monica Zetterlund who sang so beautifully - I love her! There was also a singer called Kaah, who I ended up doing backing vocals for. And then Neneh Cherry - she's the pride of Sweden! You gotta love Neneh Cherry, come on man! But I didn't just grow up with Swedish music; I grew up on a lot of [US] hip-hop. I used to go to battle nights with local MCs, like Petter. It was a little mix of everything: Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep, The Fugees etc. When I was young, like 11 or 12, 'Fu-Gee-La' and all that stuff was going around. But, I never had an older brother or big sister to introduce me to the hip-hop I discovered later." -Pulse Radio.
What local music did you grow up with?
"There's an old Swedish Jazz singer called Monica Zetterlund who sang so beautifully - I love her! There was also a singer called Kaah, who I ended up doing backing vocals for. And then Neneh Cherry - she's the pride of Sweden! You gotta love Neneh Cherry, come on man! But I didn't just grow up with Swedish music; I grew up on a lot of [US] hip-hop. I used to go to battle nights with local MCs, like Petter. It was a little mix of everything: Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep, The Fugees etc. When I was young, like 11 or 12, 'Fu-Gee-La' and all that stuff was going around. But, I never had an older brother or big sister to introduce me to the hip-hop I discovered later." -Pulse Radio.