About

Ruhiya is a singer, songwriter, and sound healing practitioner whose music bridges devotional expression with contemporary artistry. 

Her debut solo album Ginhawa (2022) was inspired by her matriachal Filipino lineage, and was featured in Songlines Magazine and on BBC Introducing. In 2023, she released Carry Me Home, a live folk EP recorded in Herefordshire.

Ruhiya was raised on the Christian mystic Quaker path, and is deeply inspired by the teachings of Sufi teacher and musician Hazrat Inayat Khan. She is a qualified sound healing practitioner (College of Sound Healing), and graduate of SOAS with a Master’s in Music (Distinction), specialising in the healing and sacred dimensions of music across cultures, and music in development.  She is passionate about sharing her voice and music not only as a source of entertainment, but also for healing, transformation, and connection.

Some of her favourite musical memories include - recording an original song about Unity in South Africa with Grammy award winning group the Soweto Gospel Choir, singing with women inside a prison in Cebu, Philippines through the charity Rise Above, providing 1:1 sound healing sessions for NHS workers during the global pandemic through project Duty to care, and co-organising and performing for an Interfaith concert for peace in Bristol at the Centre for Whole Health. 

Ruhiya offers her voice and music in both public and private settings, for intimately local and international events including concerts, special occasions, festivals and retreats.

She is currently recording her second album, teaching 1:1 holistic voice lessons, and collaborating with Evolve music and Music of our movements.