Aanon Siddiqua

Aanon H Siddiqua is a London based Bangladeshi musician and a performing artist. She specialises in Bengali folk but her musical repertoire also includes traditional Bengali songs, Tagore songs and Nazrul Sangeet which remains instrumental in her work in theatre and dance. She is one of the lead vocalists of Kishon Khan's Afro-cuban Bengali jazz band "Lokkhi Terra" and has performed on festivals, radios and television internationally. She has collaborated with veteran Pakistani Sufi rock band "The Mekaal Hasan Band" and has contributed in the musical journey of the recent documentary "The Saints of Sins" that is touring the global film circuits and festivals. As a Dancer she is trained in Indian classical dance forms (Bharat Natyam & Kathhak) and has been performing for over two decades. Life in Other Words is her first work in a short film, as an adult actor. She has previously appeared as a child artist in a television series on network tv in Bangladesh called "Bubuner Baba", written by Md Zafar Iqbal and directed by Morshedul Islam. Her work in theatre includes plays such as "Women of Shakespeare" and "Bonbibi" by London based production company, "Komola Collective and Culturepot Global".