Shumaila Hemani is an Ethnomusicologist and Acousmatic Composer with an expertise in sounds of religion. Her research and performance practice in singing Shah Latif’s sung poetry, Shah jo Raag, has won First Prize at the Society for Ethnomusicology Conference (2017), State of Kuwait Award in Islamic Studies, Frank Henderson Prize in the study of Women and Religion, and Cultural Diversity Award, Edmonton Arts Council (2015) to name a few. Studying with two master musicians in Pakistan, Ustad Hameed Ali Khan Sahib from the Gwalior Gharana in Sindh, and Faqir Jumman Shah from the shrine of Sufi mystic: Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Hemani has presented Sufi poetry internationally. Her two compositions: Sarang: Perils of Heavy Rainfall and Supplication were premiered at the SEM, 2020, and her songs Living with Purpose and Anticipating have been in Top 10 within Ethnocloud’s World Music Charts.