Educator, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, curator, and community organizer, focused on building authentic spaces of home rooted in love, spirituality, and deep reflection.
projects
Tazeen and LuFuki are a dynamic musical duo from Detroit that believes music is a sacred art form that can be used for storytelling, healing, solidarity, freedom, and social action. Guitarist, vocalist, and flutist Tazeen blends her soulful voice with R&B, Soul, and Hindustani Classical, while guitarist and composer LuFuki weaves Jazz, Funk, Rock, and Classical elements through his melodies and solos. Together, they manage creative improvised collective formed by LuFuki, LuFuki and Divine Providence, and have released five albums. They are currently working on several projects, including XRoads, a traveling exhibit on the history of Black Muslims in Jazz, and Autophysiopyschic Millennium, a creative research-music collective to explore and experiment with the great and vast information that Dr. Yusef Lateef left for future generations. The two are also founders of the Sanctuary of Sound, an intimate community space that pairs meditation and music as a spiritual practice.
tazeen & lufuki
Drawing inspiration from the rich cultural heritage of the African, American, and South Asian diaspora, blending classical, indigenous and futuristic elements, LuFuki and Divine Providence’s compositions create a tapestry that transcends time and space. With intricate rhythms and mesmerizing melodies, each piece immerses listeners in a sonic voyage, guiding them through uncharted realms of introspection and deep reflection.
lufuki & divine Providence
Autophysiopsychic Millennium is a creative research music collective that explores, experiments, and studies the music methodology, and philosophical and spiritual works of the late Dr. Yusef abdul-Lateef.
autophysiopsychic millennium
astro mystic sama ensemble
A cross section of Afro/Indo, Islamo, futuristic themes that create a metaphysical synergy using sound and intense improvisation.
An ensemble dedicated to studying the cosmic music of Pharoah Sanders, Lonnie Liston Smith, Sonny Sharrock, and others who played with the late Pharoah Sanders.
pharaohs suns and rainbows
Salt To Sun is a multi-disciplinary dyad transforming space through digital/analog sound design rooted in love, care, and deep ancestral connections. As community practitioners and musicians, Tazeen Ayub and Sophiyah E. weave together their ancestral roots from Louisiana and South Asia, composing frequencies of avant-garde jazz, Hindustani classical, and ambient-soul textures.
salt to sun
Digging Deeper was a weekly live series I hosted for several seasons pre-Pandemic. Every week, I sat with a guest artist in my Detroit home and discussed topics revolving around art, spirituality, and activism. All episodes are archived online. Check out the website below.
digging deeper
