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Soom T

Sumati Bhardwaj, better known by her stage name Soom T, is a Scottish reggae singer, rapper, record label director and activist. She is nicknamed the "Raggamuffin Queen."

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Soom T
Soom T at the Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland on 24 July 2016
Soom T at the Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland on 24 July 2016
Background information
Also known asRaggamuffin Queen
Born
Sumati Bhardwaj

(1979-06-17) 17 June 1979
Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland
Genresbhangra, hiphop, reggae, punk
Works
Years active2005–present
LabelsKhanti Records
X-Ray Production
Renegade Masters
Formerly ofMonkeytribe

Sumati Bhardwaj (born 17 June 1979), better known by her stage name Soom T, is a Scottish reggae singer, rapper, record label director and activist. She is nicknamed the "Raggamuffin Queen."

Biography

Soom T was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland.1 She is of Indian heritage and is a Christian.23 She has been nicknamed the "Raggamuffin Queen" by the media and fans.45

Soom T's musical career started as a member of the trip hip-hop dub band Monkeytribe,6 before going solo in 2005.7 She has collaborated with artists including Alex Dupuis, Asian Dub Foundation, Gaudi, Kiko, King Creosote,8 Miss Kittin, Mungo's Hi Fi,49 Naâman, The StoneMonks, Tigerstyle and Xavier Waks.710 She has also released some bhangra songs.11

Soom T has performed at festivals including Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, Island Vibe Festival in Australia and Kuranda Roots Festival in Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.12

In 2013, Soom T wrote the songs for the National Theatre of Scotlandmusical Glasgow Girls, inspired by a group of seven young Glaswegian women who highlighted the poor treatment of asylum seekers whose rights of appeal had been exhausted.7

Soom T is also an activist and has campaigned with the Glaswegian political group Y Network.11 She performed anti-war song Send Dem Kids To War with supergroup The Burns Unit on the television programme Later... with Jools Holland in 2011.7

Soom T established the record label Renegade Masters, through which she self-produced her 2022 album Good. The album cover was designed by French 3D street artist Nikita.24

References

References

  1. Péguillan, Frédéric (5 February 2016). "Soom T, princesse du ragga au royaume de la pop". Telerama (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. "REGGAE Soom T - Good". IRIE™ Magazine. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. Ashley, Brooke (27 March 2024). "Album Showcase: Soom-T - "The Louder the Better"". Rootfire. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. "Soom T. Ray of hope in the dark". Kultur. 8 April 2022.
  5. "Raggamuffin Queen Soom T returns with new music". ABC listen. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. Frith, Simon; Cloonan, Martin; Williamson, John (29 September 2023). Made in Scotland: Studies in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-000-96101-0.
  7. "SOOM T". Renegademasters. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. Etteridge, Rich (26 January 2011). "Disrupt / Soom T – Ode 2 A Carrot". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  9. "Dub Invasion: Mungo's Hi Fi with MC Soom T". Time Out. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  10. "Soom T". Couleur Café 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  11. "Soom T". Rootfire. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  12. "No Cookies | The Cairns Post". cairnspost. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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