Bat for Lashes
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Hertfordshire, England (1979 – present)
Khan was born in Hertfordshire, England to a Pakistani father and English mother on 25 October 1979. Khan graduated in music and visual arts; while at university her experimental work was influenced by artists such as Steve Reich and Susan Hiller, and she produced multi-media work centred on sound installations, animations and performance. She went on to work as a nursery school teacher, and it was during this period that she began writing the material for her first album. “Whenever I’m writing music it’s a very visual place in my mind,” said Khan. “It has a location full of characters and colours and landscapes, so those two things really complement each other, and they help the other one to blossom and support the other. They are like brother and sister.”
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What's a Girl to Do?
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Videos
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Jul
16
Latitude Festival 2009
Henham Park, Beccles, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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16
Bat for Lashes
Somerset House, London, United Kingdom
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iTunes Live: London Festival '09
Roundhouse, London, United Kingdom
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October UK Tour Announced
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October UK Tour Announced
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‘The New Now’ - Exclusive Session
26 Jun 2009 | from www.batforlashes.com/index.php
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