The musician, DJ and broadcaster Nabihah Iqbal was born in London. She graduated from Soas University of London with a degree in ethnomusicology and history and trained as a human rights lawyer before turning to a career in music. In 2017, Iqbal released her debut album, Weighing of the Heart. She is currently rerecording the follow-up after an early version was stolen from her studio in London in 2020. Today and tomorrow, as part of the Purcell Sessions, Iqbal will perform new work at the Southbank Centre with visual artist and quantum physicist Libby Heaney, and she is currently working on a new album.