An honest review of my EP from boutique UK blog SoulandJazzandFunk – these guys are soul purists! *** SHAMEEM (TAHERI-LEE) is an Australian soul singer/songwriter based in Perth. She impressed the soul world with her 2014 long player, ‘The Second City’. Connoisseurs grew particularly fond of her Alicia Keys-flavoured ‘Beautiful Soul’. Shameem is now set […]
One-shot DYI video, filmed on an iPhone with a selfie-stick, on the streets of Northbridge, Perth, Australia. Makeup by Suzanah Soffian HMUA; hair by Candise at Shendals Signature Salon.
Nice write up from an interview that I did with premier Aussie music blog, The Music, where I talk about the background to my new EP. *** Shameem Taheri-Lee tells Louis Costello of her band’s latest EP while addressing her ongoing efforts to hone in her craft. Like anyone venturing closer to their 30s and […]
Shameem has announced the release of her new EP and fourth studio recording, Time Does Not Reverse. Time Does Not Reverse was recorded and co-produced with Rob Agostini (Rai Thistlethwaite, Tim & Jean) at Soundbaker Studios in Perth. A multi-skilled musician, Shameem wrote and co-produced the EP’s four tracks, playing keyboards and contributing to the […]
Nice little write up in the Post newspaper this week. ***
The lyrics for “Just a Show” are here. I love being a performer; I love playing music for a living. I love that every day my job is different to the day before: no two gigs are ever the same. The venue will be different, the audience will be different, the weather and mood will […]
Columns and posters of glamour Bright neon lights from the fast food chain Glittering eyelids, luxurious lashes Here we go again High heels precariously perching Ripped off with relief when the night is done The feathers, the finery, fantastic fiasco The battle’s lost and won Chorus: It’s just a show Give them what they came […]
The lyrics for “Pass It On” are here. My uncle King Toh was the initial catalyst behind this song. He very generously donated to a crowdfunding campaign for my last album, and his reward was for me to write a song on his topic of choice. Several other people were also recipients of this same […]
You have a smile, you have a minute, you have a dollar That someone else may need Could you Just take a while, reach out and give it, no thought for honour? ‘cause you might plant a seed And one day we may see The seed become a tree Chorus: Can you pass it on? […]