Hey Sistas, Flow Sistas, Soul Sistas!
Tunku Nadia Naquiyuddin was the first of the duo to arrive; there was a certain grace in the way she held herself—dressed simply in a classic white-shirt-and-jeans combo, the petite 38-year-old was soft-spoken at first, but as her phone buzzed, her small smile grew at the message on her screen. “Ara’s here,” she tells me. I could hear the excitement in her voice and couldn’t help but echo her bright expression.
And despite the noise of the office lunch crowd that surrounded us, a low, smoky voice from the entryway caught my ear. Arafah Edruce, 35, whose stage name was ‘Arabyrd’ and a musician in her own right, peered over towards our table and though she was masked, her eyes were curved into crescent moons. Dressed in a camo-patterned jumpsuit and a pair of stylish squared sunglasses, Arafah apparently had another interview with TV3. Voicing my concern about the rush, she assures me, “It’s okay,” and then turns to Nadia with a
