Soraia

Not to be confused with the Colombian rock en español/Latin pop star Soraya (who had a major hit in Latin America with "Llevame" in 2005), the band profiled here is a Philadelphia-based alternative rock/post-grunge outfit fronted by lead vocalist ZouZou Mansour (an expressive, big-voiced singer with a gutsy, edgy, gritty, forceful style). Loud, hard-rocking and aggressive yet highly melodic and hooky, Soraia brings a wide variety of '70s, '80s, and '90s influences to the table. L7, Concrete Blonde, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Hüsker Dü have affected Soraia's sound, as have the P...