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West Meets East

Indian-American rapper and singer Raja Kumari’s new album, The Bridge, heralds the next stage of her sonic evolution. Compared to her previous work, there’s a more introspective aspect to the lyrics, while musically, it’s more pop and R&B-flavoured than her most wellknown hip-hop hits.

She chose to title the collection because “ not only is it bridging the West back to the East, it’s also the bridge from who I was to where I am now,” says Kumari over a Zoom call from her home in Los Angeles. “At the

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