Movement: Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab

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Pakistani composer and musician Arooj Aftab has been writing songs about transition and loss from her home in the US.  Earlier this year, Aftab talked about her work with singer-composer Meklit Hadero as part of our series “Movement.”

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