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Sarah Siddiqui

"Sarah Has a Very Soulful Voice."--Ron SEXSMITH

About Me

Stunning, sensual, intense, and angelic have been a few of the words used to describe Sarah Siddiqui at first glance...But the second this 5'9 beauty whispers a note...she'll break your heart. She's just a soulful being with a lot of emotion and past lives. Sarah Siddiqui sings right from the core, it's as if you're invading her privacy as a listener.Where does it all come from? Sarah's father passed away when she was only 14 yrs old. But he first became ill when she was 6 yrs old. He had 3 multiple strokes and heart attacks. She had to grow up fast. It didn't take long for her to realize how precious life was and that if she was going to be on this earth, then she may as well live it and live it with love. The passing of her father continues to resonate inbetween all of the lines of her songs...he's somewhere there in every note she sings...her love for him... her desperation to keep connected to him and connected to life and living in general has turned into something beautiful...it's in her voice, an untouchable purity and inner beauty beyond words can describe.
Get The Secret Codes Myspace Doesn't Want You Knowing About! Sarah's music is genre-bending..it's timeless and she's created her own sound. Her voice is a thing of beauty as it's grounded right in her soul. There's a purity...a brutal honesty in her songwriting. She doesn't beat around the bush or sugar coat the dark and ugly times. Born to a critically acclaimed poet....writing came natural to Sarah.She is a SELF MADE singer songwriter/ producer...a musical and lyrical rarity and has been carving out her own path...a talent to be reckoned with. She's definately not just a pretty face.Sarah has already shared the stage with many prominent Canadian acts: Shaye (Dahmnait Doyle, Kim Stockwood, Tara McLean), Chris Brown & Kate Fenner, Taima (Aboriginal Juno Winners), Diggin Roots, Mark Cassidy, Peter Katz, Dayna Manning, Jean O'brien, as well as formidable musicians, Tim Bovaconti (Ron Sexsmith), Santosh Naidu (k-os), Michael Churchill, Paul Brennan, and David Celia. She's also recorded with critically acclaimed instrumentalist Jesse Cook, and producer Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene), at their request.In 2003 Sarah was nominated for best singer/songwriter at the MyBindi Awards.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/6/2005
Band Members: Recorded at Rooster Studio Produced by Don Kerr "Show Me" & "Left With These Thoughts" written by Sarah Siddiqui. Harmonies arranged by Sarah Siddiqui & Don Kerr. All backing vocals, and guitar performed by Sarah Siddiqui.Cello parts arranged and performed by Don Kerr. "Why" by Annie Lennox.
Influences: Nuzhat Siddiqui, my family, Zahra, Ali, late father Saleem Siddiqui, Jeff Buckley, Joni Mitchell, Trent Reznor, Radiohead, Joseph Arthur, Jane Sibbery, Radiohead, Annie Lennox, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Tricky, Bjork, Khalil Gibran, Pretenders, Nathalie Merchant, Red House Painters, Tom York, The Killers (there new songs rock), Tricky etc.
Sounds Like: pure
Record Label: You and I Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Appearing at the Super Market open jam on Sunday

Sarah Siddiqui will be making an appearance at the next open jam on Sunday @ The Supermarket, hosted by friends Leh-lo and Steve York. It’s been a long time since she&rs...
Posted by Sarah Siddiqui on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:21:00 PST

NYC Gig/Album progress/LA & UK gigs

The NYC gig was a blast! Thanks for making it such a great show to those who came out...I just love that city _________ The album with Don Kerr is taking longer than planned. I want to get more i...
Posted by Sarah Siddiqui on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:06:00 PST

featured vocalist on Chikita Violenta/Dave Newfeld

just plugging a great emerging band "Chikita Viloenta". They're a Mexican based rock band. Their latest album was produced by friend Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene). I'm featured as a guest vocalis...
Posted by Sarah Siddiqui on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:16:00 PST

Aboriginal People...Beautiful People

One of my passions involves raising awareness about the manifold, and complex challenges faced by the "Originals", that is our First Nations of Canada, and essentially making a difference. We must ack...
Posted by Sarah Siddiqui on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:40:00 PST

New Album Coming & Don Kerr

hey, I just recorded these 3 songs with the help of producer Don Kerr (Ron Sexsmith, Rheostatics, Peter Elkas) . They're still in the pre-production stage but I just wanted to share these moments...
Posted by Sarah Siddiqui on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:08:00 PST

"The Pain of Non-Communication" By Nuzhat Siddiqui

My mother Syeda Nuzhat Siddiqui is an incredible visionary poet and peace activist. She is a very humble award winning writer and the president of Writers Forum of Canada. She is also the co-founder (...
Posted by Sarah Siddiqui on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:34:00 PST