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Makeup Foundation (Tutorial) NajuahMusic 69 views http://najuah.com Hanifa & Juliet (of the band Najuah) with Esteban Schamale talk about applying makeup foundation
Najuah Beauty - Skin & Three Holiday Tips NajuahMusic 97 views Hanifa & Juliet with Esteban Schamale talk beauty tips
Iron Lady (Margret Thatcher) - Black Boys on Mopeds NajuahMusic 131 views
Recording guitars with Bill Bell in LA NajuahMusic 254 views In this video, Hanifa and Juliet accompany Bill Bell as he lays down guitars on 4 new songs for the girls up coming EP in 2012.
Najuah VPK NajuahMusic 340 views An introduction to Najuah! Meet Hanifa and Juliet, learn about the inspiration for their music and style. Born in Zimbabwe and Kenya, respectively, Hanifa and Juliet spent...
Eden (Lyric Video) NajuahMusic 575 views Eden is the first release off Najuah's EP Misery & Love. "'Eden' has that element of sin and love and that summer night where you do crazy things," explains Juliet. Her ...
Sinead O'Connor's Black Boys On Mopeds (Cover) NajuahMusic 191 views Recorded live off the floor at Canterbury Studios in Toronto summer of 2011, Najuah records and covers Sinead O'Connor 1990 classic "Black Boys on Mopeds" which was written...
Eden NajuahMusic 1,450 views Eden is the first release off Najuah's EP Misery & Love. First single "Eden" sees the girls baring their souls over slide guitars and an unshakeable melody, surrendering t...
Bob Dylan's Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Cover) NajuahMusic 328 views www.najuah.com - Najuah - On the last Sunday of February 2011, Juliet, Hanifa and Neil got together for a jam session in the Najuah crib. Acoustic version of 'Knockin' On...
BackStage Promo NajuahMusic 159 views www.najuah.com - Najuah BackStage is a series of videos that chronicle Hanifa & Juliet as they build a music career along side a wheat free cupcake business. Stay for the ...

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Don't put Najuah (Nahj-oo-ah) in a box. The Toronto-based sextet, fronted by sisters Hanifa and Juliet, takes the fiery burn of R&B and mashes it with arena-rocking guitars, playing like classic Hole being mashed through Led Zeppelin and Tina Turner filters.

But average rock chicks, they are not. The hard-edged Sirens bring respective triumphs and pitfalls of romance to their upcoming debut EP Misery & Love, a reflection on relationships past. Produced by Bill Bell (Justin Nozuka, Jason Mraz), mixed by Paul David Hager (Goo Goo Dolls, American Hi-Fi, Our Lady Peace) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Arrested Development, U2, Muse,), the electrifying anthems take the emotional spectrum and stretch it across passionate, saucy compositions.

"We just paired the two together and we feel like we're that yin and yang of misery and love," explains Hanifa of the title, chosen while reflecting on their hearts' varying perspectives. "I think in the process of writing the songs that we wrote, I think they kind of just spoke to that. They're very personal songs and there was a lot of love, a lot of heartbreak..."

The album shows for it. Recorded in November 2010 in their native Canada and Los Angeles, California, Misery & Love is a roadmap to romance, set to blistering melodies and velvety vocals. First single "Eden" sees the girls baring their souls over slide guitars and an unshakeable melody, surrendering their souls for a night of bliss.

"'Eden' has that element of sin and love and that summer night where you do crazy things," explains Juliet. Her sentiments align with those of Hanifa - a common occurrence, given their collaborative writing process. "That, to me, is the most personal because it's just so raw and it kind of speaks to something that I think happens to a lot of people."

"This is All" parallels the breeziness of "Eden," stripping away the ferocious instrumentation of album cuts "Whisper" and "Fade Away" and leaving their voices to intertwine over a spidery guitar confection. On the cut, Hanifa and Juliet struggle with unrequited love, promising, "When the silence takes us under / This is all we'll ever feel / Hold on my love / This war is love / I'd die with you."

"That's a personal song that's very much concerned with the dynamics of a relationship and how there's that struggle in that relationship," admits Hanifa. "It's a song that when I hear it, I get really touched by it."

"We want to form a connection with someone. We all come from different walks of life, but we all, to some degree, experience love, we experience pain, and I think those are the connections that you make," says Juliet. "I think that's why anybody - even yourself - can relate to a song. It either speaks to you at a time when you're really happy or sad, but you just connect to it on a different level. Regardless of who the band is or whatever. That's an experience that everybody shares."

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