MUSIC MONTH: Farah Elle

Published: Aug. 11, 2017, 6 a.m.

Farah El Neihum, otherwise known as ‘Farah Elle’, is a singer and pianist with an alternative pop sound influenced by everything from hiphop to R&B, to ska, with Arabian echoes from her Libyan background. She chats to Róisín about music, growing up Muslim in Ireland and her "rock 'n' roll ninja" mum Dr. Fatima Hamroush who, as minister for health, tried to help rebuild Libya after the Gaddafi regime was overthrown. In this podcast you will hear Farah Elle perform four songs: Rajeen, Sunblock, Holiday and Laundry.