Jasmine Kara
High-voltage soul and blues delivered with a raspy, powerhouse vocal. It is the sound of a vintage jukebox spinning in a modern city. Bold, gritty, and undeniable.
High-voltage soul and blues delivered with a raspy, powerhouse vocal. It is the sound of a vintage jukebox spinning in a modern city. Bold, gritty, and undeniable.
Jasmine Kara sounds like a lightning strike in a vintage soul club. Her music is built on the foundation of 1950s and 60s rhythm and blues, but it is delivered with a modern, aggressive edge that refuses to be ignored. The centerpiece is always her voice: a raspy, high-energy instrument that can pivot from a soulful growl to a soaring belt in a single breath, backed by tight horn sections and driving percussion.
What makes her truly distinctive is the bridge she builds between her Swedish-Iranian heritage and the gritty traditions of American blues. While many soul revivalists aim for a polite, polished nostalgia, Kara leans into the sweat and the grit. There is a palpable sense of urgency in her delivery, likely a result of her storied journey from small-town Sweden to the competitive clubs of New York City, which gives her music an authentic, lived-in weight.
Start with her debut, 'Blues Ain't Nothing But a Good Woman Gone Bad.' It was recorded in just 48 hours, and you can hear that raw, spontaneous energy in every track. It is the perfect introduction to her ability to take classic sounds and make them feel dangerously current. For a more polished take on her songwriting, move to 'Can't Lie to Me,' where her pop sensibilities begin to shine through the blues.
Jasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia (born Karolina Khatib-Nia, 23 June 1988), known by her stage name Jasmine Kara, is a Swedish-Iranian singer, songwriter, and author. Her breakthrough came in the summer of 2010, when she released her debut album Blues Ain't Nothing But a Good Woman Gone Bad, sang in Allsång på Skansen, and at a concert held in connection with the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling. Since then, she has frequently appeared in Swedish music TV shows such as Let's Dance on TV4, Lotta på Liseberg, and Moraeus Med Mera. Jasmine had P3 Gold nominations, performed at the Swedish Grammy awards, and has toured in Sweden, Japan, UK and the United States. In the Persian music industry, she has appeared in TV shows like Sina Valiollah Show, Shabe Jomeh, and Chaharshanbe Suri for Manoto TV and MBC Persia. She has also had success as a songwriter, with two number one albums on the world charts, one on iTunes ("Kick Back by WayV") and a Billboard number one with the song "100" on the album SuperOne by SuperM. As an author, Jasmine has released two books, Hälsa henne att hon ska dö (Tell her she's dead) and Den mörka scenen (The dark stage).
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