Wooly Aziz is a solo, progressive R&B/Soul/Left-Field project by Jannat Sohail from Pakistan, also listed in the Alternative Power 100 Music List (2020) for Resilience and Adaptability. Best described as soulful and transcending borders with their atmospheric compositions and lyrical storytelling, Wooly Aziz is composing stories of love, war, and migration – particularly in their newly conceptualized album ›Bluelight Moonlight‹.
Born in Pakistan, Jannat Sohail rose to visibility as a founding member of Pakistan’s nationally celebrated »first« all-female* ensemble, airing on the television series Nescafe Basement, Season 4. In 2021, Aziz moved to Berlin to pursue their residency with Pop-Kultur, challenging the echo chamber of the digestible, commercial industry as a stepping stone to sonic growth. In their recent work, Wooly Aziz has adapted an expansive electronic palette and artistically-driven collaborations, being suitably described as »left-field electronic» by Rolling Stone and »soulful synth» with an »immersive atmosphere« by Various Small Flames. Aziz also delves into bass selections as their DJ alias AZIEZ, which began with the mentorship practice with Femme Bass Mafia in 2023.
Wooly Aziz receives a grant of 4,500 euros in 2023.
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