Layla Kaylif

Layla Kaylif is an Anglo-Arab singer-songwriter and filmmaker whose work blends folk traditions, poetic lyricism and cinematic storytelling.

She first gained international attention with Shakespeare in Love, a BBC Radio Record of the Week that achieved chart success across Southeast Asia and helped build a global audience spanning more than 169 countries and over 10 million streams.

Her recent releases include Call of the Yoni, a critically acclaimed seven-song cycle blending oud, ney, chamber strings and contemporary songwriting, and Black Is The Colour, a modern reimagining of the traditional folk ballad recorded at AIR Studios, London and produced by Rupert Coulson.

Described by Curious For Music as “one of the UK's most intriguing under-the-radar voices – a boundary-walker between genres and cultures,” Kaylif continues to explore the meeting point of folk, alternative music, poetry and film.


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