Mim Suleiman

Mim Suleiman is a Zanzibar-born Tanzanian singer, songwriter, composer, performer, workshop facilitator and campaigner. She currently resides in Sheffield, England. She has worked with Maurice Fulton, Bi Kidule, Ben UFO and Mood II Swing. at the University of Birmingham before turning her career to music by her late 20s after participating in a festival.

She took singing lessons in college and was initially given English songs to sing, but felt more comfortable when provided with South African pieces.

The third album, Adera Dera, came on 14 September 2015 via BubbleTease Communication.

Also in 2015, she had a leading role in the film uSISTA (directed by Zippy Kimundu), which covers the work of women musicians in East Africa. She mainly sings in her native language Swahili, When asked if she sees her work as afrofuturism, she stated that she doesn't "categorize any of my music—everyone else does that without asking me. [...] If my music is futuristic, it's futuristic because it's never been done before."

Discography Albums Tungi (BubbleTease Communications, 2010) Umbeya (BubbleTease Communications, 2012) Adera Dera (BubbleTease Communications, 2015) Kawaida (BubbleTease Communications, 2017) Si Bure (BubbleTease Communications, 2019) Poa (2022)

Singles and EPs "Mingi" (Running Back, 2010) "Nyuli" (Running Back, 2010)