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Amaal
The fourth of ten children, Amaal began her remarkable journey in war-torn Mogadishu, where her family lived until they were forced to flee as refugees in the early 1990s. Starting in Toronto, she embraced the poetic nature of her culture but bristled at the conservative customs that came with it, particularly the repressive expectations placed upon women. As a teenager, Amaal had grown bold enough to begin making her own music, but she still felt limited as to what she could sing about, so she focused her creative energy on politically and socially conscious material inspired by her home country, and the struggles her people faced as a result. It was powerful stuff, to be sure, but there was more to Amaal than being a refugee, and she longed to express the fullness of herself and her story in her art. In 2019, Amaal finally worked up the courage to step outside of her comfort zone with the release of Black Dove, a daringly vulnerable collection that found her reckoning with love, heartbreak and desire in her music for the very first time. Though it felt incredibly risky, the EP was a critical smash, garnering a Juno nomination for Soul/R&B Recording of the Year, racking up millions of streams online, and prompting rave reviews across the board. Complex hailed Amaal’s “airy and ethereal vocals,” while Vibe proclaimed her a singer “like no other,” and Exclaim! dubbed her “an artist that demands attention.” Amaal’s sophomore EP, entitled Milly, will be released fall 2021.

Songs

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Not What I Thought
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Heaven
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Mufasa
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Coming & Going
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Petty Love E

Singles & EPs

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Celebration

Single2023
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Milly

EP2022
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Not What I Thought

Single2019
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Pain & Pleasure (feat. VANYFOX & Fédération Internationale du Bruit)

Single2023
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In Place

Single2020
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Anybody Out There

Single2018
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Red Light

Single2023
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Black Dove

EP2019
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The Middle

Single2023
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Coming & Going

Single2019

Videos

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Later

Amaal1.7M views
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Coming & Going

Amaal651K views
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Last Ones

Amaal176K views
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Mufasa

Amaal1M views
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Heaven

Amaal503K views
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Honey

Amaal652K views
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Not What I Thought

Amaal2M views
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Red Light

Amaal159K views
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Petty Love

Amaal65K views
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Words Revealed

Amaal644K views

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Rhythm & Bubbly

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Between the Flannel Sheets

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The Love Up North

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Artist-made playlists

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Amaal - Official Music Videos

PlaylistAmaal Nuux7K views
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MILLY - EP (COMPLETE)

PlaylistAmaal Nuux2.4K views
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Amaal - Live Performances & Interviews

PlaylistAmaal Nuux752 views

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