Laila Sakini
The London-based, Melbourne-born multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and performer creates dynamic and textured environments that provide the listener with space to develop their own meanings and responses.
Working with piano, voice, guitar, found sound, and silence, Sakini’s major works include albums for Modern Love (2022’s Paloma), Boomkat Editions (2020’s Strada), and Total Stasis (2020’s Vivienne), as well as a 2017 collaboration with poet Lucy Van, the Figures EP. Her live performances draw out delicate parts from her discography, inviting audiences into an intimate arena where musical fragments are exhibited with improvised, real-time emotion.
Sakini has performed worldwide at venues and events such as Cafe Oto, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Berlin Atonal, Listen! festival, The White Hotel, Meakusma x Arkaoda, Kings Place, National Concert Hall Ireland, Wunkderkammer Festival, and many other art spaces, and festivals. She has been featured in The Wire Magazine, graced the cover of Switzerland’s cult Zweikommasiben music magazine, in France’s Les Inrockuptibles, AQNB, Belgium’s Gonzo Magazine, Italy’s Blow Up and in several specials on BBC1, NTS Radio, LYL, Dublab, and Red Light radio stations.
https://lailasakini.bandcamp.com/