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Member Since	5/6/2007
Band Website	www.myspace.com/lamyaalmughairy
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.....It is with deepest regret to have to inform you all that Lamya has passed away on the 8th of January 2009 in her home town Oman. She died of a heart attack. This has come as a great shock to all of her family and dear friends as I am sure it is to YOU her fans. We will dearly miss her and may God rest her soul. Kamil Al-Hinai www.myspace.com/kamilalhinai ........................................................................ We thought of you with love today, But that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday. And days before that too. We think of you in silence. We often speak your name. Now all we have is memories. And your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake. With which we'll never part. God has you in his keeping. We have you in our heart © Rose De Leon........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Lamya was born in Kenya of Omani descent, and raised in Sheffield, England, Lamya (pronounced Lamb-ya) wrote, arranged, performed, and produced all of her own material. She was classically trained as a opera singer whose gorgeous vocals were best known from her work on Soul II Soul's Vol. II: A New Decade and Vol. V: Believe; she has appeared on records by some of the biggest acts of the last quarter century, among them David Bowie and James Brown as well as recent work by Duran Duran, Anjelique Kidjo and Cheb Mami. Her first solo album (Learning from Falling) stood out in the pop music landscape, Lamya's otherworldly vocals were supported by laid-back hip-hop and dance beats, luscious string arrangements, guitars, sitars, and a panoply of Eastern percussion. Flexing a swooping five-octave range, Lamya whispered, soared and swirled her soulful instrument around her strikingly literary tales of love, defiance, and the uphill search for identity. The songs on her debut album Learning from Falling were culled from poems she wrote all her life, some as early as age 11. Lamya's sound- scapes were unique three dimensional worlds that invited comparisons to Bjork and Kate Bush. But Lamya was always her own, managing to balance eccentricity with an inviting melodic accessibility. Sent to school in England then Egypt, Lamya ran away to NY after seeing a video interview of Madonna. Retracing the material girl's steps, she arrived in Manhattan to find her own Jellybean Benitez and Danceteria. There was one problem - all of those haunts were gone. "She went to NY and tried to find Studio 54," she recalled, "People said to her, 'Girl, it's gone, where you been?' And she'd say, 'Oman.' 'What? Omaha?' 'No, OMAN!', "After that she thought 'What had she done coming to NY? She just started going around to all of the clubs running up to the dj booths and saying, 'Hello! I sing!' Little did She know that the whole of NY could sing! She caught a break as featured vocalist with Soul II Soul. She toured the world and became at home on the road, a process solidified by two years on tour with Duran Duran. All the while Lamya had crafted her own music, much of which went through rock permutations very different from their present incarnations. Lamya is exquisite on record and simply was breathtaking live. She was a songstress whose instrument needed no processing, whose skills were more powerful the more they were stripped down. She was a woman of paradox, a trained opera singer who preferred to sing pop, a woman more comfortable on stage before 20,000 strangers than in a room with 2, an intensely private person whose lyrics told her most personal life stories. The songs on Learning from Falling are as exotic as they are full of pop hooks, as dark as they are sunny, as healing as they are hurting. What else could have been expected from a multi-lingual trombone-playing singer? "From living in so many places, she has found that you can convey what you mean without even knowing the language,She said. "If you really understand what you are trying to say, you can communicate on several levels at once. Some things are universal. If I sing the last verse of a song in Swahili, I think people can still understand what I'm saying because they hear the feeling in it." .

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Kingdom of Glass Online Now!	Jan 8 2010 2:42 PM You will be missed!
Agnello	Jan 3 2010 1:21 PM I love you and I miss you. Your music means a lot to me, and you will live through my music as well since you've influenced me deeply with your wonderful lyrics and your world view. You are the best!
DJ RoMan (Ross)	Dec 31 2009 12:26 AM I got so much enjoyment from Learning From Falling back when it was released. I was so sorry to learn of our loss of you and your great talent on searching for you on the web tonight. I hope you are at ease and watching over us from a better place. R.I.P Lamya
Rio	Dec 22 2009 2:14 AM
SIRJACK	Dec 13 2009 7:35 PM peace and love, Sirjack</a
Ronnie Lee Daise / Associates Online Now!	Nov 29 2009 10:10 PM "A Kiss To Save The World" Would you send a kiss to save the world To keep someone, maybe you, from dying in it? Would you send a kiss To save your favorite girl? What would you kiss that you would put on this list? We all think we know what we are fighting for Until something hurts us Then generations later Still asking ourselves Was it worth it Seem to go through the same thing We can wake up from a bad dream With screams Or when we reach for a kiss For that we open our eyes And say I want more of this And we go through that day Longing for that kiss Could you imagine saving the world With a simple kiss list? I kiss my pen And it bleeds So that maybe We wont be leaves Blown away In a win-less storm I kiss my friend's bliss And they say they love me Year after year of this Loyalty Inspired by spirit kiss Would you send a kiss to save your favorite video game? You name What would make you aim your lips And send a kiss Hendrix kissed the sky Would you kiss the child in you You hide the cries And truly say I'll be OK Today I'll make myself my own baby And kiss me bliss 'Til no pain can stay And once I'm entrenched In the practice of this I'll see clearly What I love And put that on my kiss list I once blew a kiss to hate And watched hate become confused And wait What is on your wish list? That you consent to bliss kiss? A kiss for your business? For your dreams? For your favorite sports team? Sports hero? Your favorite car? I'm blowing you a bliss kiss So maybe you'll put something On your wish list Hoping maybe we'll build up enough bliss To offset all war With a simple kiss Call me a fool But some things are worth writing for <br/
Kingdom of Glass Online Now!	Nov 5 2009 8:41 AM Just the best voice!!! ever!!!
Mathew	Sep 4 2009 10:34 PM I still can't believe you're gone. Devastated. I really could rip my heart out. Listening to your music over & over again and feeling such a terrible loss. Next lifetime angel. xxx
Mathew	Aug 26 2009 8:01 AM NEVER IS SUCH A LONG TIME. We just missed each other this life time, but I know I'll see you in the next. Until then... xxx
minty lebon	Aug 9 2009 6:05 AM hi lamya mate have lovely sunday were ever you are in this world r.i.p love mick xxxxxxxxxxxx
minty lebon	Aug 8 2009 1:54 PM hi lamya mate if you can see this your voice was cool on durandurans comeundone i will always remeber you the night i met you at duran gig back stage party you were wonderful and i will miss you r.i.p my mate love mick xxxxxxxxxx this is me and you back in 1994 at london wembley arena duran gig vip party xxxxxxxxxxx
KeenasFanSite	Jun 17 2009 6:45 AM FOReVer LaMYa!!!THe BlaCK MOna LISa!!! R.I.P!! ~Keena~
People are obstacles.	Jun 7 2009 7:26 PM Thanks for the add. I was wondering what was going on with Lamya and was saddened to hear about what happened. Please tell the powers that be (the record company or whatever) to release her final music somehow.
Serve This Royalty	May 22 2009 8:48 PM Where is Lamya's beautiful voice? Please add some of her songs. This space is much too quiet. It makes her loss even more painful to bear. Please add some songs. Preferably something new or rare. Lamya was a musical genius. It's a shame that she was taken away so soon.
SIX BLACK CORDELIAS	Apr 29 2009 1:52 PM Hi all fans out there found this clip on you tube. WOW. Young lamya. Amazing voice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0lfWaoq8fI Kamil maybe you can embed it. It's a great clip. Love and peace.
anyamaria	Apr 21 2009 4:53 PM i love her music, every time i hear her songs i can't help but cry. i met her last year in december when my college was holding a gourmet dinner, she was outside and we got to chatting. we all agreed that her and her mom would come over to my place and we would chat some more... i wish i convinced my gran to call her sooner...she died 2 days after my birthday... i wish i could've seen her again... i still think about her..may she rest in peace...xxx
Mclean	Apr 20 2009 10:30 PM i love the demos....here's to wishing they could somehow be put together into a hi-res format and released...
Blues in Space	Apr 20 2009 1:13 AM Hello Hello! Remember me? Sounds like fun.. Peace
Good Soul Department	Apr 18 2009 10:32 PM It's great to hear new Lamya. Are there any plans for an EP/LP release?
Poetic Flow™	Apr 18 2009 5:41 PM Hi Lamya... Hope all is well & Happy Saturday! Here’s a little something recently written by yours truly ~ Have a GREAT weekend! “7 Lines” Live your Life Don’t just exist Sometimes We have to take risks Don’t be afraid To make a change Remember, nothing ever stays the same! Written By ~ Poetic Flow™ www.yolandajackson.bravehost.com Copyright © 2009 - Keeping It Real Poetry, All Rights Reserved. "Inspiring, Motivating & Encouraging the World - One Poem at a Time"
Christopher	Apr 2 2009 3:50 PM ello! pls keep doing what your doing i love it all! hope your week iz fantastic! -xoxo coco
Beyond (DJ Camaro)	Mar 28 2009 7:58 PM Rest In Peace darling.. I wish more artists had the imagination that you had when you made music.. Your music will always live on my radio internet station - http://loudcity.com/stations/beyond-hitz
Modulation Aurora [DEBUT ALBUM NOW]	Mar 28 2009 10:46 AM HI LAMYA,MANY THANKS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP !!!! HAVE A GREAT WEEK END ! CIAO Kamelia
DTONE ART	Mar 16 2009 9:22 PM HELLOOooo !!!!! BLACK VIRGIN 84/117 cm
Kingdom of Glass Online Now!	Mar 13 2009 5:52 PM must have seen you and duran 3 times so far boy you have a great voice! would love you to come and say hi some time!

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