Najma Akhtar also known as Najma (born 18 September 1962)[1] is a British singer of Indian ancestry. She was born in Chelmsford, England.

She is noted for jazz modification of the traditional Urdu Indian ghazal (love songs and spiritual songs).[2]

She has also appeared as a performer in the songs and videos of other performers, such as jazz and rock saxophonist Stan Harrison.[3] Najma has also worked with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page on the No Quarter DVD.

Discography

• Qareeb, 1987
• Ghazals, 1988
• Atish, 1990
• Pukar, 1992
• Forbidden Kiss: the Songs of S. D. Burman, 1996
• Vivid, 2002
• Fariyaad: A plea to the creator, 2008
• Rishte, 2009
• Five Rivers, 2020

Notable Collaborations

• with Jah Wobble on his album Take Me to God
• with Andy Summers on his album The Golden Wire
• with Steve Coleman on his albums Black Science and A Tale of 3 Cities
• with Ken Morioka on his album in Japan titled Question
• with Apache Indian on his hit single titled Arranged Marriage
• with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (both formerly of Led Zeppelin) on the track "The Battle of Evermore" from their album No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
• with Jethro Tull on the title track from the album J-Tull Dot Com
• with La Cucina (band) on their album Bloom
• with Sundae Club on their track Harold and their Stuff remix. She is also sampled in the song "Flight Four: India" off the album British Summer Time

Notes

External links

• biography at allmusic.com
• Najma's official web site

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