Rajae is young, Muslim, European, North African and a woman. She is the kind of star the world of music has been waiting for. Rajae puts her life in her music. And her life has been like no one else in the world! Her musical career began at just eight years old when she picked up a French horn and began to play. By the time she was 15, and having discovered her ability to bring a room to its feet with her talent, she left her family to pursue her music. Within a year she became the first North African admitted into the prestigious Dutch Conservatory. Leaving the Dutch Conservatory early, she eventually discovered jazz music, soul music, and her own voice. While she's proud of being a classically trained musician, a versatile composer and producer, Rajae's true passion is displayed by the deeply rich imagery her music creates; her art comes alive as a testament to a changing world... yet remains steeped in the tonal colours of her North African heritage. Her influences, like she herself, are mainly those artists whose work conquered a world at first unsure who they were: Coltrane, Khaled, A Tribe Called Quest, Feist. Her abilities were first lauded by the overwhelmingly positive review of her debut work, 2006's Incarnation. Expanding her base as not just an artist but a collaborator, she's worked with groundbreaking producers in Amsterdam, Paris, London, Ibiza, New York, San Francisco, Texas and Los Angeles. This connectivity to other artists is showcased in her latest opus, Hand Of Fatima was recorded and produces both in Amsterdam and in Hollywood with producers who have worked with stars such as: Barbra Streisand, Aaliyah, Ziggy Marley, Tu-Pac, Wu-Tang Clan, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliot, Mary J. Blige, Tweet and many more. Rajae’s musical style is impossible to pigeonhole. She makes a blend of English pop, soul and jazz, with a soupcon of her roots. Rajae recently recorded her first music video. The grandson of the legendary Malcolm X visited Rajae in Amsterdam to appear in the music video accompanying the song that she wrote for him. Rajae's aim is for her work to speak with the voice of a true multiculturalist who is, nonetheless, unfailing in her commitment to speak truth to power and is steadfast in her desire to use her art to transform the world. Rajae has made a name for herself both as a musical trendsetter and as a world citizen who is actively involved in various international peace and emancipation forums. Her work has therefore not gone unnoticed. In November, she was the only female singer to appear on a list of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims – published by an institute in Jordan and Washington – at the head of which is the King of Saudi Arabia. Other artists listed include Dave Chapelle, Mos Def, Suheir Hammad, K'Naan, Sami Yusuf, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) and Outlandish.
