Soom T

Soom T
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.[2][3] She has been nicknamed the "Raggamuffin Queen" by the media and fans.[4][5]

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,[4][9] Naâman, The StoneMonks, Tigerstyle and Xavier Waks.[7][10] 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.[2][4]

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "Soom T". Rootfire. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  12. ^ "No Cookies | The Cairns Post". cairnspost. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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